An old engraving of Ware’s combined steam engine and carriage It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The ‘Ware Steam Wagon’ was the first self-propelled American vehicle to be manufactured for export. Elijah Ware of Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, manufactured the vehicle between 1861 and 1867. Unlike other steam-powered vehicles of the time, this did not need to run on a rail system.
An old engraving of Ware’s combined steam engine and carriage It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The ‘Ware Steam Wagon’ was the first self-propelled American vehicle to be manufactured for export. Elijah Ware of Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, manufactured the vehicle between 1861 and 1867. Unlike other steam-powered vehicles of the time, this did not need to run on a rail system.
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Location: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
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