An old engraving of the workings of the Baxter steam-car in the 1800s, a truck, tram or streetcar chassis that was powered by a steam engine. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The steam engine is upright and located at the front of the vehicle and the compound, double-acting engine placed below the front platform. Baxter Steam Engines were designed by William Baxter of New York, USA. Many were built under contract by the Colt Fire Arms factory in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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3543 x 2019 px | 30 x 17.1 cm | 11.8 x 6.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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New York, USAMore information:
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An old engraving of the workings of the Baxter steam-car in the 1800s, a truck, tram or streetcar chassis that was powered by a steam engine. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The steam engine is upright and located at the front of the vehicle and the compound, double-acting engine placed below the front platform. Baxter Steam Engines were designed by William Baxter of New York, USA. Many were built under contract by the Colt Fire Arms factory in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.