General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & WOOD BODY & FRAME/ WOOD WHEELS WITH METAL RIMS/ SYNTHETIC SEAT PAD & COVER/ WOVEN FIBRE FLOOR MAT/ GLASS PARTS/ BRASS? FITTINGS & PARTS/ RUBBER? HOSES/ WOOD PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

250.0 cm

Width

170.0 cm

Height

155.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

318.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Seth Taylor

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Stanstead

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

First known vehicle in Canada, still existing and among the oldest passenger automobiles in the world. In 1867 Seth Taylor, a jeweler- watch maker from Stanstead, Quebec, unveiled his steam buggy which was the product of about seven years work. It was a 4 wheel, 1 seater, open carriage, high wheeler type, with tiller steering, a water tank over the front axle, and a coal fired boiler on the rear axle with 60 lbs of pressure. After crashing it after a few years of operation, Taylor abandoned automobile production. (Collins, p.3)

Function

Carriage style steam buggy for general transportation.

Technical

H.S. Taylor is inventor & builder. The chassis, rear axle, engine, steering mechanism are all original components of Seth Taylor's vehicle. Most of the remainder, the boiler, wheels etc. are not original. Steam car designed by Henry Seth Taylor and constructed with the help of the blacksmith, Mr Joseph Mosher. Steam cars were being developed at the time in US and in Europe.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE STRIPING ON BODY, FRAME, WHEELS & SEAT/ GOLD PAINTED '1867' ON EITHER SIDE OF SEAT/ INCISED LETTERING ON BRASS PART READS 'THE LUNKENHEIMER CO. CINCINNATI O./ ALPHA NO. 6'.

Missing

The original boiler

Finish

BODY & FRAME PAINTED DARK GREEN & BLACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC & RUBBER/ NATURAL COLOURED FIBRE/ WHEELS PAINTED RED WITH BLACK RIMS.

Decoration

N/A