For one point: Identify the builder and the year.
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Is it a Waverly?
Is it from Pennsylvania?
It looks a bit similar to Emil Seeliger's self-built car from 1904
Quote from: pnegyesi on October 14, 2012, 02:58:54 AM
It looks a bit similar to Emil Seeliger's self-built car from 1904
It's not that. This was offed for sale by a manufacturer.
Powered by steam engine?
Quote from: pnegyesi on October 14, 2012, 04:43:45 AM
Powered by steam engine?
I was tryping the following when you asked the same thing!
Looks like many of the small steamers of the 1890s, so is it in fact a steamer?
Not steam-powered.
Electric?
Is it american at all? (USA)
1903 Buckmobile?
Not one of those. This is also older.
1899 American?
Well, well, well! Here's a photo from my "archives." I don't know any more about it other than its Stanhope body style.
Same body configuration, for sure. Now, you only need to wade through the 1,000 or so companies that built that body style around the turn of the century. :D
That IS the company. It's the American stanhope, built in 1899. Well, at least that's the photo I attached. If it's another company other than the one called "American" (sorta like American Motors...and apparently it is), I'll keep looking.
RtR
This car was offered by a company not called Stanhope
I have 5 makers called American (American Carriage Motor Company, New York City, New York - American Motor Company, New York City, New York - American Automobile Company, New York City, New York - American Automobile Motor & Power Company, Brooklin, New York - American Manufacturing Company, Alexandria, Virginia) plus 88 makers called American XXXXXXX.
I think RTR refers to one of them.
(BTW there was a Stanhope too: Stanhope Motors (Leeds) Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire \ Stanhope Brothers Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire, but not in the USA).
The puzzle car maker's name is not "American", "Stanhope", or any combination of those two names.
Is the model called "stanhope"? That is an open 2-seater, with tiller steering?
Quote from: RayTheRat on October 18, 2012, 07:43:26 PM
Is the model called "stanhope"? That is an open 2-seater, with tiller steering?
The scant information I have on the car doesn't call it as such, but it fits the parameters of a 'stanhope' configuaration: single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front.
Thank you. The search continues.
1899 Riker?
No sir.
Was the manufacturer based in New England?
No
Was the manufacturer based on the West Coast?
Yes
California?
:nod:
From L.A.?
:disbelief:
San Francisco?
Ryder?
Smith?
California?
Sparks?
Sunset?
Eureka?
O'Brien & Sons?
Calico?
This the first word in this brand's name is the same as a well-known British actor's last name, and is also the same as the first name of an American classical music composer.
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Everett Motor Carriage Company?
No, but the first letter is correct :grad:
Evans?
Not Evans
Eaton?
Nope
Elliott Motor Carriage Company?
That's it! :cheer:
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 21, 2012, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on October 21, 2012, 09:10:14 AM
San Francisco?
:nod:
According to the Standard Catalog, Elliott was located in Oakland. Its inventor, William L. Elliott, was the manager of the Oakland branch of the California Cycle Company of San Francisco.
I'll post the 1889 ad this came from tomorrow (which says San Francisco).
Thanks, I guess even the Standard Catalog has some mistakes in it. ;)
Well, how about that? I was wrong again. Maybe I should put my puzzle posting days behind me. :-\
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 02, 2012, 03:29:12 AM
Maybe I should put my puzzle posting days behind me. :-\
Please don't!