LOCOMOBILE COMPANY OF AMERICA — The Car of 1911

Bridgeport, CT: Locomobile Company of America, 1910. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The top spine joints have tearing to both joints, and some bumping and wrinkling. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "The Locomobile Company of America was founded in 1899, the name coined from locomotive and automobile. John B. Walker, editor and publisher of the Cosmopolitan magazine bought the plans for an early steam-powered vehicle produced by Francis and Freelan Stanley for a price they could not resist: US$250,000 (with all of one car built, but 199 more ordered) , promptly selling half to paving contractor Amzi L. Barber. Their partnership lasted just a fortnight; Walker went on to found Mobile Company of America at the Stanley works in Tarrytown, New York, while Barber moved house to Bridgeport, Connecticut, as Locomobile; the Stanley twins were named general managers. The Stanley twins founded the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in 1902, becoming the sharpest rival to Locomobile. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .