It's a 1902 Sterand locomotive car in Missouri, designed as a promotional vehicle for the Chicago Solder Company, which produced flux-cored solder, a vital product as the USA rapidly adopted electricity, built by the Western Motor Company (formerly Rutenber) of Marion, Indiana
it has an attached air-compressor of operating the steam whistle and for inflating the tires. This possibly makes it the first automobile in history with a built-in air compressor, a feature now commonplace on many modern 4x4s.
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