This Week’s Remember This?

  • Original drawing from George B. Selden's 1895 patent for a gasoline-powered road vehicle, U.S. Patent No. 549,160.

    The Selden Patent

    In 1895, George B. Selden received a patent that gave him extraordinary control over America’s emerging automobile industry. His patent would eventually lead to a legal battle with Henry Ford. But there was something remarkable about Selden’s invention.

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