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The Farmer and the Trolley Car - 1900 was released on: USA: July 1900
Patsy on a Trolley Car - 1915 was released on: USA: 1 February 1915
a public vehicle running along certain street,usually on rails,as a trolley car or a trolley bus
How Rube Stopped the Trolley Car - 1903 was released on: USA: January 1903
She would be a trolley car.
The term 'trolley car' is a compound noun, a noun made up of two or more words that form a noun with a meaning of its own.
steam propelled trolley
Hard to say as the "Trolley car" came out in various styles, some horse drawn, in various parts of the world, so it is hard to pin point exact time and sole inventor (If there was one) for the trolley car.
You could make a trolley by adding wheels to any type of square cart. Then, add a handle so that you can pull the trolley. You could also create a trolley by modifying a van or car. This is sometimes done when horses are used to pull the modified van.
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trolley jack
He didn't invent the trolley car. There were others before him. However he considered that he had an improvement on the previous systems. See the related question below.