Paterson Six, 1920, Model 6-46 Dealer Photographic Showroom Album

W. A. PATERSON

Publication: Privately photographed, 1920, Flint

Photographer, Charles Otto Linn. First edition. Oblong 9 1/4" x 65 1/2." With 12 silver gelatin photographs, 10 linen-backed, several with photographer’s stamp on verso, 10 mounted on linen hinges. Original black cloth split-pin post-binder, gilt lettering stamped on front cover. An exceedingly rare dealer’s showroom album. The Paterson was a Brass Era/Vintage car built in Flint, Michigan, from 1909 until 1923. Canadian-born William A. Paterson set up the W. A. Paterson Company in Flint, Michigan, in 1869 to make carriages. By 1910, he had completely stopped producing carriages and instead focused on producing motor buggies, featuring a two-cylinder air-cooled engine, planetary transmission, double chain drive and solid rubber tires. In 1910, the Paterson matured into a more refined automobile, with four-cylinder 30HP engines, shaft drive, and selective transmission. Six-cylinder engines were introduced in 1915. For the remainder of its production run, Patersons featured Continental six-cylinder engines, which could reach 50 mph on developed highways. There was a widespread distribution network, with dealers in all 48 states including the Fashion Garage owned by Lawrence I. Sullivan (1887-1967) in Portland, Oregon, who rented and sold Paterson Six motorcars. This showroom album shows four Paterson Six touring cars lined up in front of Sullivan’s Garage, and another with four Portland women driving and riding in the popular automobile. The Paterson Co. photographs show the Model Six touring car with canvas top up, and down, the hardtop version, engine, chassis, rear suspension, and drive train. Unfortunately, after William Paterson died in 1921, his son, W. C. Paterson, and associate W. R. Hubbard had trouble running the company during the postwar depression. In July 1923, the two sold the company to Dallas Winslow, who was the Dodge dealer in Flint. Photographer for this collection, Charles Otto Linn (1891-1974), operated the Linn Photo Co. commercial photography studio in Lansing, Michigan with his brother J. Frank, and during the Great Depression expanded to selling cameras and photographic supplies. Minor shelfwear, minor bumping to corners and very minor edgewear. Very good, bright copy.

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