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Antique Vehicles - 1910 White Steam Car.

Antique Vehicles - 1910 White Steam Car.

The White Motor Company, founded in 1900, produced bicycles, roller skates, automatic lathes, and sewing machines. Originally located in Cleveland, Ohio, they also produced automobiles.

The 1910 White steam powered-car was rated at 20 horsepower and had a wheelbase that measured 110 inches. The two-cylinder compound steam engine has a 3x3.5-inch bore and a 5x3.5-inch stroke. It was available as a limousine, landaulet, runabout, or five-passenger touring car.

It has a conventional-looking radiator which was an integral part of the dual-condenser steam power system. This allowed the car to travel longer distances without requiring re-filling the boiler.

This car rides on artillery-style wooden wheels and is fitted with dual brass headlamps and a single brass rear taillamp. There are brass steam-pressure gauges, a 2-cylinder Compound (high/low) steam engine, water-tube flash boiler, 2-speed transaxle, and rear drum brakes.

This specimen is on display at the Western Development Museum, Saskatoon.

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Uploaded on October 15, 2015
Taken on July 2, 2009