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BOLAND G32.1-076
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- 1925-11-14 (Creation)
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On November 14, 1925, circus performer Jack Nerbuda performed the startling feat of pulling a loaded Chandler automobile up the hill from South 13th Street and Broadway to the Richardson Motor Co., at 734 Broadway, with his teeth. Nerbuda, famous for stunts of this kind, pulled the vehicle with its five passengers up 2 1/2 blocks without losing a single tooth. The publicity stunt was staged to advertise the new 20th Century, four door sedan Chandler 1765 available at Richardsons. The Chandler Motor Co. produced cars from 1913-1928. The company, headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, built a good quality motor car within the price range of the middle class. Their peak production year was 1927, when they sold 20,000 autos. The Chandler automobiles had a metal skin over a wooden frame, which tended to disintegrate over the years; therefore surviving to today in smaller numbers than other autos of the same vintage. (TDL 11/15/1925, PG. G-5, wikipedia.org) TPL-3699, BU-12457
Nerbuda, Jack; Richardson Motor Co. (Tacoma); Chandler Motor Co.; automobiles--1920-1930; Circus performers; Daredevils; Stunt performers; Publicity;