My great grandfather had one of these before the war. To bad he sold it. His was white.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Not uncommon. 4 wheel brakes did not become standard until 1929.

There were earlier attempts of course,Isotta Fraschini had them from 1910 on,The Duesenberg Model A had the world's first hydraulic 4 wheel brakes from 1920-1928.

Buick was the first serious volume producer and introduced 4 wheel external contracting brakes on their 1924 models,my 1927 could stop on a dime.

They were originally fitted not so much to stop the car,but to stabilise the dreaded "sideslip"which 2 wheel braked cars suffered from in the mud,snow or rain.

Many early cars as well had footbrakes that operated on the driveshaft,as my '15 Stellite has.

The Pierce looks like a '28.