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This book is the original First Edition, published and copyrighted in 1913 by The Horeseless Age Company. It is in exceptional condition for its age; there are no loose or missing pages, the binding and spine are tight, and the boards sturdy and flat. There are signs of normal wear, such as bumped corners and scuffed edges. Pages are mildly yellowed. Any minor tears have been stabilized with archival tape. The book is in such a condition as to be enjoyed and read. It measures 5.25 in x 8.25 in. It has 357 numbered pages.
Excerpt from this book’s Preface:
So far as is known, this is the first Dictionary of Automobile Terms to be compiled, and the author has thus not had the advantage of precedent to guide him, the work being of a pioneer character and subject to all the limitations necessarily characterizing a first attempt to systematize the vocabulary of a new art, which is not yet entirely out of the formative stage.
Albert Lucien Clough was born in 1869, the son of Lucien Bonaparte Clough and Maria Louisa Dole Clough. Lucien was from Northfield and Maria was from Maine.
Albert graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology around 1890 and then began a successful career as an electrical engineer. He continued living in the Clough mansion and had an office on Elm Street. In 1893, his sister Rebecca married and moved away. His father died in 1895, and his mother in 1906.
Albert married Manchester native Sara “Sally” Hunt in 1905. The couple had three daughters — Elizabeth, Constance and Mary. In March 1923, Sally and Albert contracted pneumonia, and despite round-the-clock medical care, Sally did not survive. Albert later married New York native Bertha M. Tower. They had no children.
In 1900, Albert Clough purchased a two-cylinder gas-powered “St. Louis” automobile. There were several companies making cars in St. Louis, Mo., at this time. It is likely that Albert’s car was manufactured by the St. Louis Motor Carriage Company, which was enjoying notable success. The company, which had as its motto “Rigs that Run,” produced 130 cars in 1900, a sizeable output for this time period before the development of the assembly line process, which would be perfected by the Ford Motor Company in 1913.
In 1901, Albert published “Plain Facts about the Automobile,” a booklet that provided a straightforward analysis for prospective buyers on the pros and cons of the three types of vehicle propulsion systems available — steam, gasoline and electrical. The booklet became very popular.
