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This steam car was more fancy than fact, although roadster and touring models, and also a truck, were produced about 1921.  Baker boilers, designed by Dr. H. O. Baker, were used successfully, however, as replacements on Stanley cars.[1]

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Baker Steam Motor Car & Manufacturing Company, May  12, 1921, Letter from E. H . Nate to Fred S. Carger

E. H. Nate wrote to Fred Carver on May 12, 1921 concerning a boiler. Nate promised to "get prints and data sometime tomorrow." John A. Conde Collection.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, 1922, The Power Plant Supreme Brochure Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, 1922, The Power Plant Supreme Envelope

Baker produced this 32 page brochure to promote his steam car and its technology. This copy was mailed to J. B. Paddleford, Route #1, Yakima, Washington in 1922.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Power Plant of the Baker Steamer, Uniflow Engine, Flyer

This undated single sheet flyer shows the Power Plant of the Baker Steamer, the Baker Steam Generator, and the Baker Unmiflow Steam Engine Showing Connection to Rear Axle. It is associated with the stock brochure entitled The Baker Steamer: The Motor Triumph of the Age below.

The Baker Steam Car and Manufacturing Company, Stock Sales Brochure, The Motor Triumph of the Age

This undated brochure is associated with the flyer above. It is entitled The Baker Steamer: The Motor Triumph of the Age below. A second copy, dated 1921 by John A. Conde, was acquired by Conde in July 1971 from "Meikel $10.00 TR." John A. Conde Collection.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company brochure, ca: 1922, Page 1

This undated Baker Steam Motor Car brochure carries two stamps on its fron tcover. THe first is for Edward A. Rolston, the Local Agent in Laoiede Rms. Lamar, ColO. The other stamp notes that the Stock [is] now selling at 3c. Will advance on or before Feb. 16th.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Baker Steam Trucks Snapshots

These undated photographs were taken outside the front of the Baker factory in Pueblo, CO. One shows the automobile and the other a flat bed truck.

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Mr. G. W. Nichols owned two copies fo the "Engineer's Report Condensed on [the] Baker Boiler, produced by the Baker Steam Car and Manufacturing Company on October 31, 1919. Nichols Collection.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, May 13, 1919 Stock Certificate receipt

Daniel W. Snell of the Amalgamated Sugar Factory in Ogedn, Utah bought 2000 shares of Baker Steam Motor Car stock for $.06 per share on May 13, 1919.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manuracturing Company stock certificate, June 16, 1919, Front Baker Steam Motor Car and Manuracturing Company stock certificate, June 16, 1919, Reverse

Patrick B. Lewis purchased 1,000 shares of Baker Steam Motor Car and Manuracturing Company stock on June 16, 1919.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, May 21, 1919, $500 Receipt for Capital Stock, A. Eichwald, Cuba, NM

A. Eichwald or Cuba, New Mexico apparently exchanged a $500 bond for 9,750 shares of Baker Capital Stock on May 21, 1919.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company Capital Stock Receipt February 7, 1922

H. C. Foon paid $150 on February 7, 1922 for one unit of Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company Capital Stock.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, April 20, 1922, 1000 Shares Stock Certificate A. Eichwald Front Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, April 20, 1922, 1000 Shares Stock Certificate A. Eichwald Reverse

This is A. Eichwald's stock certificate for 1,000 shares of Capital Stock in the Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, April 20, 1922, 1000 Shares Stock Certificate A. Eichwald Envelope Front Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company 1000 Shares Stock Certificate Envelope Reverse

Eichwald's stock was sent via registered mail.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, November 4, 1920 Stock Certificate 10500 Front Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, November 4, 1920 Stock Certificate 10500, Reverse

Percy Walker purchased 2,000 shares of the Baker STeam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company on November 4, 1920. An instruction sheet telling him to clip his coupon and mail it back has survived with his stock certificate.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Stock Certificate, Feburary 17, 1921, David Ogle Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Stock Certificate, Feburary 17, 1921, David Ogle Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Stock Certificate, Feburary 17, 1921, David Ogle

David Ogle's stock certificate carried a change of address note. February 17, 1921.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, November 4, 1920 Stock Certificate Instructions 10500 Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Comapny, divident check, January 28, 1922  Leron O'Dolan front Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Comapny, divident check, January 28, 1922  Leron O'Dolan

Leroy O'Dolan received this $.50 dividend check from the Baker Steam Motor Car Company, dated January 28, 1922.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Steamy Dreamer, by Barbara P. Baker

Barbara P. Baker's, Steamy Dreamer: The Saga of Dr. Hartley O. Baker and the Baker Steam Motor Car, tells the story of Baker and his steam car. This book is apparently out of print.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Tin Advertising Sign for its home heating burner

Baker made a burner for home heating. This tin sign promotes the burner and carries a location for dealer business cards. Note the company name at the top.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Home Heating Card Set Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Home Heating Card Set

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Home Heating Card Set Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Home Heating Card Set

This two-card advertising piece came with the tim home Heating burner sign.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Burner Advertisement, Floyd Clymer

This advertisement is found in Floyd Clymer's Steam Car Scrapbook, (1945, Bonanza Books, Crown Publishers, Inc.), p. 86. As with almost all of the illustrations and material in his Scrapbook, (a very appropriate description). This is the front page of a four-page trade catalogue that Clymer reprinted.

Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company, Newspaper Feature Story, Ted Burness, September 19, 1999

This newspaper feature appeared on September 19, 1999 as part of Ted Burness' Auto Album series. He cites Barbara Baker, the author of Steamy Dreamer as the source of his information.

[1]Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 24.

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