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Parker’s Dye Works SMC Electric, 1903

Two boxy, carriage-like motor vehicles are parked in front of a stone building, with drivers relaxing in their seats. Signs on both vehicles read "PARKER'S DYE WORKS".

Collection of the Canadian Automotive Museum

Two delivery vans from Toronto’s Parker’s Dye Works. The vehicle on the left is an early SMC electric, and may be the company’s first. Founded in 1876, Parker’s advertised itself with a catchy slogan, “We Live to Dye”, and still exists, as Parker’s Dry Cleaning.