| description: | T.B. Mitchell'S Machine Shop In Virden, Mb. The Shop Was Purchased From C.W. Wainright In 1903. He Gave Out These Pictures Instead Of Calendars. Note "Machine Works Office, T.B. Mitchell" On Window Alongside. The First Car, A 1904 Oldsmobile, With T.B. At Wheel. Shop Staff At Left. Auto Behind Is A 1904 Reo Runabout ("Reo" Is For Ransom E. Olds, Inventor Of The Carburetor, Founder Of The Oldsmobile And First User Of Both The Electric Starter And The Assembly Line). The Oldsmobile Was Second Car Owned In Virden, Mb. Both Right Handed Steering, No Doors |