The Eclipse steam runabout was powered by an 8 hp 3-cylinder engine. Unlike the average chain-drive steamer, it used shaft drive to the rear axle. It other ways it was typical of its kind, with a two-passenger body, tiller steering, and wire wheels.[1]
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This image of an Eclipse Automobile comes wtihout any identifying information. The couple seated in it certainly seem happy with the new car.
In February 1902, The Automobile Review carried this article and illustration of the Eclipse Automobile Company's Model E Steamer. It shared the page with the "Hoffman Steam Machine." John A. Conde Collection.
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