. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. LOCOMOBILE STEAM AUTOMOBILE, 1900 Gift of Mrs. H. H. Smith in 1929 (USNM 309639) In 1899 the twin brothers F. E. and F. O. Stanley (fig. 48) sold their newly created steam-automobile business to a group who began the manufacture of a car, first in Newton, Mass., and later in Bridgeport, Conn., under the name of Locomobile. This vehicle (fig. 49), sold new on July 4, 1900, for $750, represents Locomobile's early Bridgeport product. It bears the usual maker's plate carrying the pat- ent date of November 14, 1899, is the style 2 machine, and is
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. LOCOMOBILE STEAM AUTOMOBILE, 1900 Gift of Mrs. H. H. Smith in 1929 (USNM 309639) In 1899 the twin brothers F. E. and F. O. Stanley (fig. 48) sold their newly created steam-automobile business to a group who began the manufacture of a car, first in Newton, Mass., and later in Bridgeport, Conn., under the name of Locomobile. This vehicle (fig. 49), sold new on July 4, 1900, for $750, represents Locomobile's early Bridgeport product. It bears the usual maker's plate carrying the pat- ent date of November 14, 1899, is the style 2 machine, and is car No. 2795. In general, the vehicle consists of a light tubular under- frame carried directly on the axles, with the body supported on the frame by means of three full-elliptic springs, one at each side in the rear and one mounted transversely at the Figure 48.—The twin brothers F. E. and F. O. Stanley in their first steam automobile, 1897. 64. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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