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ca. 1901-1904 Locomobile [Steam Engine]
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Description
The Locomobile Company of America formed when the Stanley Brothers of Kingsfield, Maine, sold their steam car patents to John Walker, the publisher of Cosmopolitan magazine. Walker then partnered with Amzi L. Barber, a wealthy asphalt contractor to develop the business. The partnership soon fell apart and both men opened their own steam car companies.
In 1902, Locomobile built 5200 cars and was the largest auto company in the country. However, company officials saw the gasoline engine as…
The Locomobile Company of America formed when the Stanley Brothers of Kingsfield, Maine, sold their steam car patents to John Walker, the publisher of Cosmopolitan magazine. Walker then partnered with Amzi L. Barber, a wealthy asphalt contractor to develop the business. The partnership soon fell apart and both men opened their own steam car companies.
In 1902, Locomobile built 5200 cars and was the largest auto company in the country. However, company officials saw the gasoline engine as the future for the auto industry. In 1904, they sold only 200 steam cars before selling the steam car business back to the Stanley Brothers. The company continued to produce gasoline cars until 1929.
Year:
1902
Make / Manufacturer:
Locomobile Company of America