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1904 Ohlmeyer Tourer 'Jigger'
1904-01-01/1904-12-31
National Motor Museum, Australia
Birdwood, Australia
Front and left hand side view. 1904 Ohlmeyer Tourer 'Jigger', hand built wooden car.
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- Title: 1904 Ohlmeyer Tourer 'Jigger'
- Date Created: 1904-01-01/1904-12-31
- Provenance: Albert Ohlmeyer was a jeweller living in Tanunda, South Australia. Albert was a keen motoring enthusiast who owned two motorcycles, a Gritzner and a Minerva. He was aware of some of the four-wheeled vehicle experiments being undertaken around the world and decided he wanted something similar. Sometime around 1903-04 Albert began to construct his “Jigger”, or as it is more correctly known, a “buckboard”. Buckboards became a popular vehicle in the United States of America around this time, as without a traditional suspension system, their construction was fairly simplistic. Constructed of wood, the main chassis of the vehicle was able to flex to a certain degree, and along with the rubber pneumatic tyres , provided a certain degree of cushioning over the bumps, after which point the vehicle simply bucked; hence the name “buckboard”, reminiscent of giving the driver a ride like a stubborn mule. In 1906 Albert proudly photographed his two sons, Julian and Ernst, in the Jigger. A decade later the two boys were using it themselves after their father purchased a Model T Ford in 1916. The Jigger was used by the Ohlmeyer family for approximately 20 years until it was replaced by superior technology. It was restored by the family in the 1960s and participated in various car runs and events throughout the decade. This vehicle has been on loan to the National Motor Museum since 1986.
- Rights: History Trust of South Australia, CC-0
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