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BOLAND-B9335
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- 1924-02-02 (Creation)
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A Cleveland Six convertible, with its top down and groaning under the weight of 19 staff members of the Richardson Motor Company, made the rounds of downtown Tacoma in February of 1924, inviting residents to guess the weight of the load, exclusive of the car. The person with the closest guess would win $25.00. The vehicle and its enormous load are shown stopped in front of Clarke's Tire Service at 731 St. Helens Ave. , one of its stops up and down the hilly streets. Benjamin Bailey's entry came the closest to picking the actual combined weight of 3,234.5 pounds, missing it by only 3.5 pounds, and he was awarded the $25 prize. Names of the Richardson staff were listed in the February 10th edition of the Sunday Ledger. G32.1-112; TPL-3700 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-3-24, 2G; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-10-24, G-7-article)
Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Richardson Motor Co. (Tacoma)--employees; Clarke's Tire Service (Tacoma); Contests--Tacoma--1920-1930;