This was a steamer with a single-acting, 4-cylinder engine. Cylinders were of 3.25" bore and 4" stroke. Poppet valves were used. The side-entrance tonneau was similar in appearance to the French Serpollet, and was priced at $3,500.[1]
This image and description appeared in a 1906 issue of Automobile Trade Journal, page 152 along with many other steam cars.
[1]Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 73.
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