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Warner Speedometer
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Printed postcard distributed to automobile purchasers by the Warner Instrument Co. of Beloit, Wisconsin, founded by Arthur P. Warner, inventor of the magnetic automobile speedometer. The photograph depicts an oversized working model of the company's "auto-meter" mounted on the back of an automobile. This model was built about 1907 and sent on a national tour for publicity purposes. Warner invented several other items associated with automobiles and in 1909 flew the first airplane in Wisconsin.
1907
Warner, Arthur Pratt
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Warner and his Factory
1910
Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, in front of the office of the Warner Instrument Company in Beloit. Warner, who held the patent for an automobile speedometer, was similar to many ear...
First Wisconsin Aviator
1910
The Curtiss Pusher owned by Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, the first man to fly in Wisconsin and the first person to purchase an airplane. Slightly below the flag is the "Aero-meter," Warner's inv...
First Wisconsin Aviator-A.P. Warner
November 4, 1909
Color postcard depicting Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit flying his Curtiss Pusher for the first time, November 4, 1909. Warner was the first person in Wisconsin to fly; he was also the first private...
First to Fly — Later Wright Airplane
1910
An original print of an early Wright Brothers airplane from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection. The print is unidentified, nor is there any information on how Warner obtained it, but it can be date...
Wright Flyer at Indianapolis
1910
A Wright airplane at Indianapolis showing the starting runway track used to launch the plane. This snapshot was taken by Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, who attended several aviatio...
Glenn Curtiss Airplane at Atlantic City
1910
Elevated view of crowd gathered on the beach at Atlantic City to watch a Curtiss airplane being pushed on an inclined ramp leading to the boardwalk.
