Reading Steamer

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Reading Steamer
Industry Automobile
Founded1901
HeadquartersReading, Pennsylvania
ProductsSteam powered automobiles

Reading Steamer was an American steam powered automobile maker established in 1901 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Their advertisement promised their Model B "runs indefinitely without attention." They featured a four-cylinder when most steamers used only two. [1]

Reading Steam Carriage

It had a bench seat over the engine compartment with tiller type steering. Drive was by chain to the rear wheels. The Model B sold for $750. [2]

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References

  1. 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition,. Publications International. 1999. p. 24.
  2. 100 Years of the American Auto, p. 19