Did You Know?

1) In what year was the first American car sold for export---and where was it shipped?

- In 1893.  An Olds gasoline steam carriage was shipped to Bombay, India, for use by the branch office of a British patent medicine company. It's price: $400.00.

 2) What did the first vending machines in the United States dispense?

-Chewing gum. The machines were installed on New York City train platforms in 1888.

 3) What was the original name of the Bank of America?

- The Bank of Italy.

4) What was the first Japanese car imported to the United States?

- The Datsun, in 1958. A total of 83 were sold in the U.S. that year.

 From Kranes, Worth, Temerius (1998)

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