tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267916014145469958.post1103591764516378101..comments2023-08-07T09:24:08.479-07:00Comments on William Waters Oshkosh Architect: Alton Ripley ResidenceR. Nebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175400016960491685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267916014145469958.post-50392881272776951092017-07-02T13:18:44.227-07:002017-07-02T13:18:44.227-07:00Now we must backtrack to the 1906-1909 era. Like m...Now we must backtrack to the 1906-1909 era. Like many others of that time, J. D. Termaat and L. J. Monahan experimented with an automobile that they called the T.M. After Fahrney joined them to finance the venture, it became the T.M.F. According to the Standard Catalog of American Cars and The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, the 1906 version was designed by Alton Ripley, a company employee. The car was a typical high-wheeled motor buggy of that time with an air cooled engine. Serious production was not carried out, . but a few were assembled for local use. The redisinged car, the T.M.F. of 1909, was also a high-wheeler. The Badger Manufacturing Company was formed in Oshkosh to produce the car, but the project did not survive more than a year. There is a statement by Wendel that the Universal marine engine was built in the Badger Manufacturing Company shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267916014145469958.post-81267545669581863692017-07-02T12:41:49.479-07:002017-07-02T12:41:49.479-07:00In 1906, Alton Ripley built the first car with lef...In 1906, Alton Ripley built the first car with left hand steering. (pg. 36, In This Century, A History of Winnebago County In the 20th Century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com