Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 10/02/2018 at 09:30 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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Today is Old Truck Tuesday because, why not?

Semmes Motor Co. was formed in 1919 by brothers Raphael and Charles Semmes when the Congressional Garage Co., Semmes-Kneessi Co., and Semmes Motor Line merged. The new company primarily sold vehicles manufactured by Dodge, but also offered vehicles made by Hudson, Wilcox, and Vim. Its showroom was located at 1132 Connecticut Avenue, NW (demolished; current site of the 12-story office building 1130 Connecticut Avenue) and the garage was located at 613 G Street, NW (demolished; current site of the Verizon Center). ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )

US Library of Congress

fintail > ttyymmnn 10/02/2018 at 10:56

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Interesting use for disc wheels, never seen that before.

ttyymmnn > fintail 10/02/2018 at 11:15

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Do you know what they mean by “trimming?”

fintail > ttyymmnn 10/02/2018 at 11:22

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I think trimming is an old timey term for interior and upholstery and/or fabric top work.

ttyymmnn > fintail 10/02/2018 at 11:36

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Thanks.  The word does have connotations of decoration, as in trimming the tree. And of course, the term carries over today in a similar fashion for cars. I just wondered if it were a specific procedure.

fintail > ttyymmnn 10/02/2018 at 11:37

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I’ve always thought it was linked to trimming the excess cloth, like around a seat or top frame.