1935 New Brunswick Driver's Handbook

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 01/31/2020 at 11:17 • Filed to: Courtesy Prevents Accidents

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Picked this up for my uncle in New Brunswick who’s umm... had more than a few tickets over the years, but it turns out it’s a pretty entertaining part of history. Still a lot of good information in here - and it’s funny to see how much was similar 85 years ago.

In the fall of 1935, a 21-year old farmer named J. Egerton Jewett of Sheffield, New Brunswick walked into a Chevrolet dealer (likely J. Clark Chevrolet in Fredericton) and purchased a 1936 Chevrolet Standard Sedan. He was handed this book of “Valuable Information” which doubled as a registration and driver’s license holder. It appears that Mr. Jewett held on to his Chevy until 1939, racking up about 14000 miles.

ranwhenparked > someassemblyrequired 01/31/2020 at 11:38

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I believe that Courtesy Prevents Accidents slogan  was part of a GM-sponsored PSA campaign that was current at the time, think I've heard it in some radio spots from that era.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > someassemblyrequired 01/31/2020 at 23:26

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This is amazing! Where did you find it? :D

someassemblyrequired > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/31/2020 at 23:55

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In addition to being a leadfoot, my uncle is a bit of a New Brunswick history buff. I was looking for a gift on Flea Bay and this popped up, so I grabbed it.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > someassemblyrequired 02/01/2020 at 05:56

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Coolness!