the Stanley Steamer axle under power (Skip the 1st 10 seconds, nothing happens) I've seen a couple of these on facebook marketplace for sale for a thou

Leon Baldwin at Old Orchard Beach, 1911. the No.3, is a special 30 hp Stanley steam race car, one of two designed for long-distance events, specifically the Vanderbilt Cup races in 1906. In one of his runs on the beach, Baldwin set a speed record for a mile in 39 seconds, 92.3 mph.

https://www.mainememory.net/record/35460

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/616/

I think this is the 1st time I've seen the buck toothed kid on Oilzum products, it was in use from about 1906 to 1911

 

https://www.proxibid.com/Oilzum-Cleanzum-w-Bucktooth-Kid-Logo-Salesman-Sample-Metal-Can/lotInformation/74619974
https://www.proxibid.com/Oilzum-Paper-Items-w-Bucktooth-Kid-Logos/lotInformation/74620166

here's that sign on display at the 1909 Boston Auto Fair 

https://bid.richmondauctions.com/lots/view/4-3A7Y3F/rare-the-oil-that-oilzum-w-bucktooth-boy-lady-single-sided-tin-sign-tac-85

http://www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org/makers/white_and_bagley_oilzum.html

F.W.White and H.P.Bagley established their small company in 1888.

At White and Bagleys Worcester offices, the founders of the company and their little staff tackled the basic lubrication problem: to develop a practical motor oil of uniform quality with a long service life and good protective properties. 

A series of basic motor oil formulae were developed by White and Bagley during the years when the automobile was changing from a scientific curiosity to a reliable road machine.

More often than not, the oil bought at blacksmith shops and corner stores was inferior, unbranded, of uncertain quality. So to overcome this, in 1905, White and Bagley created one of the very first brand name motor oils, Oilzum. 

The familiar Oilzum kid trademark became a fast friend of the early motorist.

The company changed to Oswald the Chauffer logo after about 5 years

https://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=80420&page=4

To celebrate my 54,000th post, I decided to have fun: There were very few steps from Thomas Jefferson to Eli Whitney to Cadillac's demonstration of perfect interchangeable parts, and it pivoted around American guns and the 2nd amendment, and Dewar whiskey

Cadillac’s precision-built automobiles were the result of a lifetime of experience on the part of Henry M. Leland. Known in Detroit as a master of precision, Leland became the primary connection between a series of nineteenth century attempts to make interchangeable parts and the large-scale use of precision parts in mass-production manufacturing during the twentieth century.

The first American use of truly interchangeable parts had occurred in the military, more than seventy-five years before the test at Brooklands. Thomas Jefferson had written from France about a demonstration of uniform parts for musket locks in 1785.

A few years later, Eli Whitney attempted to make muskets for the American military by producing separate parts for assembly using specialized machines. He was never able to produce the precision necessary for truly interchangeable parts, but he promoted the idea intensely. 

It was in 1822 at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia, and then a few years later at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, that the necessary accuracy in machining was finally achieved on a relatively large scale.

Leland began his career at the Springfield Armory in 1863, at the age of nineteen. He worked as a tool builder during the Civil War years and soon became an advocate of precision manufacturing.  Leland was an admirer of Eli Whitney, and an apprentice under Samuel Colt, both pioneers in the principles of precision engineering and the standardization & interchangeability of components. 

In 1890, he moved to Detroit, where he began a firm, Leland & Faulconer, who would become internationally known for precision machining. His company did well supplying parts to the bicycle industry and internal combustion engines and transmissions to early automobile makers. 

In 1899, Leland & Faulconer became the primary supplier of engines to the first of the major automobile producers, the Olds Motor Works. 

In 1902, the directors of another Detroit firm, the Henry Ford Company, found themselves in a desperate situation. Henry Ford, the company founder and chief engineer, had resigned after a disagreement with the firm’s key owner, William Murphy. 

Leland was asked to take over the reorganization of the company. Because it could no longer use Ford’s name, the business was renamed in memory of the French explorer who had founded Detroit two hundred years earlier, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

Leland was appointed president of the Cadillac Motor Car Company, which, under his influence, soon became known for its precision manufacturing.

Three Model K Cadillacs made a historic journey. The cars were first driven 25 miles from London to the Brooklands racetrack, where each one was taken apart inside a brick shed. Three piles of parts — some 720 parts per car — were jumbled together. Then they were reassembled from the resulting shuffle and driven another 500 miles.

As further proof of Cadillac’s superior engineering abilities, one of the three test cars used was kept by the R.A.C. and entered in the 1908 International Touring Car 2,000 Mile Trial held that July in England. The pieced-together Cadillac won the trial, beating a Swiss-made Zedel in an event that was very close to the final lap.

This was capped with awarding the Dewar Trophy to Cadillac... . Lord Dewar, of Scotch whiskey fame, endowed a Dewar Challenge Shield awarded in cycling -

and also - and underwrote the Dewar Trophy of England’s Royal Automobile Club. 

Previous winners were the Stanley brothers for their Stanley Steamer land speed record in 1906 and Rolls-Royce for its 40.50 hp model demonstrating 15,000-mile durability in 1907.

This was only possible because the Cadillacs were made from interchangeable parts — a first in the auto industry and an important step leading to the development of the modern assembly line.

The Society of Automobile Engineers, predecessor of today’s SAE International, was founded in 1905, a time when even basic hardware such as nuts and bolts differed from supplier to supplier. Automobiles of the era were handmade, their parts individually crafted to fit. Among the earliest efforts of S.A.E. was standardization of parts, and Henry M. Leland was one of its earliest members, to serve as president of the organization in 1912 – 1913.

Dewar created several Challenge Shields for various sports around the United Kingdom and abroad, as well as the Sheriff of London Charity Shield and the Dewar Cup in the United States for Association football. 

For cycling he donated the Dewar Challenge Shield in 1901, 

The Lord Dewar Challenge Cup was also presented to the Serpentine Swimming Club in Hyde Park in 1925. 

For shooting, Dewar presented a trophy for international Smallbore rifle competition

For boys Rugby, the shield is enormous https://www.wesfa.co/wesfa/news/2015/7/11/history-of-the-dewar-shield 

Leaving his brother in 1890s Scotland to run the business, Dewar set out to publicize their brand to the world. Visiting 26 countries over the course of 2 years, the Dewar's brand was put on the map as one of the premier Scotch whiskies available. Dewar kept a journal of his travels which were consolidated and published in the book titled, "Ramble Round the Globe," in 1894. Known as "whisky Tom" he's the longest-staying guest at the Savoy Hotel in London. Dewar was a justice of the peace for Kent and a Lieutenant of the City of London, Sheriff of London in 1897

https://wikisummaries.org/cadillac-demonstrates-interchangeable-parts/
https://www.michiganais.com/single-post/cadillac-and-the-1908-dewar-trophy

https://simanaitissays.com/2015/12/09/cadillacs-dewar-trophy/

https://www.sotcca.org.uk/mens-championship-race

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dewar,_1st_Baron_Dewar

This is one of the few times I've freestyled writing to enjoy the exercise of connections, something that 25 years ago was impressed on me by the fantastic TV series "Connections" by James Burke. Through the past 16 years of blogging Just A Car Guy, I've rarely had the motivation and time, and topic, that came together at the same time to show what a fun thing "Connections" are. Thank you James Burke

a rare explanation of the Owen Magnetic (I've posted about them before) skip to 1:45 in this video

the video then shows the DeDion Bouton trike, then the Megola motorcycle, and a Stanley

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a41024853/weird-wonderful-wheels-of-pebbles-unorthodox-propulsion-class/

for the engineering drawings of the Owen Magnetic I posted http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-owen-magnetic-transmission-electric.html  

for the electrical schematic: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/01/thanks-to-robert-c-for-box-of-books.html

some interesting things are coming to auction in 3 weeks, like this Stanley Steamer, Little Giant and Gray tractors

 

https://bid.aumannauctions.com/auctions/catalog/id/32726/

beautiful 1912 Stanley

 the cover over the windshield changes the appearance a lot, but the ratio of body to running board, and to the amount of area between the top of the windshield and the body, plus the body size to wheel ratio

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/HF21/Hershey/lots/r0056-1912-Stanley-30hp-Roadster/1164820

1923 Stanley model 740, seven passenger sedan

and the fuel tank under the spare tire across the back of the car had two filler caps, one for gasolene, the other for kerosene. I've never come across that before

Stanley Steamer, Paris, 1923

http://anyskin.tumblr.com/post/140905056797/stanley-steamer-paris-1923-25hp-150-kmh#notes

I dig those early busses, and here is a Stanley Steamer bus (I've never thought they did anything other than the car) and a beautiful Hispano Suiza

1915 Stanley Model 820 Mountain Wagon  

http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/2014/12/happy-new-year.html

Stanley Steamers, 1912

I don't think I've ever seen a photo with 2 or more Stanleys in it.

Ready for something learned? People preferred steam powered cars, as they never needed to be hand cranked (before electric starters were invented)

And a Stanley set the land speed record in 1906 at 126mph

http://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2014/06/take-a-ride-in-a-stanley-steamer-circa-1912.html

blah blah blah "in a barn" phooey. This Stanley Steamer was UNDER the barn! A lot of digging occurred just to clear a path to get it out

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/111664952275098/

While trying to get more info about the above, I came across another Stanley that was found in a corn crib on telephone poles in 1950...

Found on http://www.stanleyregister.net/1907.html it is listed as an H5 model, chassis #3947

the only Stanley Steamer I've ever come across in person

A terrific glamour postcard of the Stanley Steamer setting the Land Speed Record for steam powered cars, that stood for a hundred years

Found on https://www.facebook.com/david.greenlees.3

Above from http://deadlycurves.blogspot.com/2013/06/steam-power-how-stanley-steamer.html  where you can get a full accounting of the car, the Stanley brothers, and the outcome of the destruction! Thanks Portago!


I know I've mentioned it before, and posted about the recent attempts to reset the record, but I can't find that with a simple search... maybe some other time