The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars that operated from 1902 to 1924, going defunct after it failed to adapt to competition from rapidly improving internal com
F. O. Stanley and his wife Flora drove to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire to generate publicity for their firm
Stanley logo, 1919
1912 Stanley steam car
6hp Stanley steam car engine
Francis Edgar Stanley
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Francis Edgar Stanley was an American businessman and was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Freelan Oscar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer.
Stanley Motor Carriage Company
…combustion engine vehicles. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers although several different models were produced. Twins Francis E. Stanley (1849–1918) and Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940) founded the company, after selling their photographic dry plate business to Eastman Kodak. They made…
Stanley in c. 1882
The Stanley Brothers in one of their steam cars circa 1898