Figure 49. — This 1 900 Locomobile steam automobile was built by a firm which 

 bought out the Stanley brothers' automobile business in 1 899. 



The carriage body, to which are attached all the princi- 

 pal parts of the driving mechanism, is constructed entirely 

 of wood. The boiler and engine are below the seat portion 

 of the body, while the back of the body accommodates the 

 feed-water tank and the horizontal extension of the smoke 

 box, which forms the chimney of the burner. Three levers, 

 by means of which the engine and burner are controlled, 

 are situated at the driver's right hand. The steering is con- 

 trolled by a side bar, which operates the pivoted front 

 wheels. Power was transmitted by a chain from a 16-tooth 

 sprocket on the crankshaft to a 40-tooth sprocket mounted 

 upon the differential gear on the divided rear axle, at the 

 ends of which the rear wheels are keyed. A pedal actu- 

 ates the external contracting brake band of the brake drum 

 on the sprocket of the differential unit. 



The underframe is constructed of tubing and consists of 

 two longitudinal tubes brazed and bolted at each end to 

 curved cross tubes, which are themselves brazed to straight 

 cross tubes. The rear one of these is divided at its center 

 to receive the differential gear on the rear axle. Additional 

 stiffness is given to the underframe by stay tubes and rods. 

 The tread is 53 inches and the wheelbase 58 inches. 



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