honesty: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
Silver dollar is a common name given to a number of species of Metynnis, a tropical fish belonging to the Characidae family which is closely related to piranha and pacu.
a dollar made of silver
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day Julian calendar).
1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen
One of the most significant automobiles in transportation history, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen was the first commercially available automobile ever offered. Karl Benz, the vehicles creator, used his love of bicycles as inspiration for the design. He applied for and received a patent in 1886 as an "automobile fueled by gas".
Seen here is a working replica of the original. Utilizing a rear mounted, single-cylinder four-stroke .75 horsepower engine, the Motorwagen can achieve 25 miles per gallon and have a top speed of 8 miles per hour. It boasts solid rubber tires, large steel-spoked wheels and a single speed transmission. Although extremely simple by today's standards it was revolutionary at the time and the father of automotive innovation.
Body/Coachbuilder:
Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie.
Mannheim, Germany
Manufacturer:
Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie.
Mannheim, Germany
Price when new: 600 Deutsche Marks
1886 Samuels Avenue map details
1886 "Bird's-Eye" map view of Fort Worth's "North End and Driving Park" by Norris, Wellge & Co. Milwaukee, WI (greatly enlarged) of the 700 and 800 blocks of Samuels Avenue showing: 1. The c. 1885 Gezendanner House; 2. the early c.1883 William B. and Lula Foster-Garvey cottage; 3. the Isaac and Mary Cornelia Samuel-Foster home c. 1882; 4. the Conrad and Hannah Morgan home c. 1870's; 5 Nathaniel Terry and later Baldwin Samuel house c. 1850's; 6. Madam Frankie Brown's infamous house of pleasure later a respecable orphanage c. late 1870's.