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Locomobile Postcards, Photographs, Etc.

This is a wonderful image. On the left is the photograph on tin as it looks to the viewer. However, Pat Farrell believes the photo should be in the other direction. He identified this as a Locomobile, Style 2 Dos-a-Dos, ca: 1900 - 1901. The photograph is taken in front of a curtain with Niagara Falls in the background. It is unlikely that these ladies could afford an automobile, but they could pose for a picture during a trip to this natural wonder. Is the younger woman at the steering tiller the daughter of the older lady?

POSTCARDS

This postcard from Minnesota offers an early Locomobile for sale. It is dated November 22, 1909. I think the Locomobile is getting a bit old by then.

The text reads:

Dear Sir:

Here is a photo of my auto. Would you please let me know soon in regard to this matter!

Yours Truly

Joseph Carlson.

It is addressed to an A. A. Hoffman in Courtenay, North Dakota.

This wonderful Christmas card shows Santa Claus in a 1902 Locomobile. The card is postmarked December 24, 1902. I lost this card on an online auction, but made a new friend in the process. Courtesy of an anonymous collector.

This postcard shows a Locomobile racing two wind powered bicycles on Ormond Beach, Florida. The card is postmarked (see below) October ??, 1904 in Ormond Beach (someone took the stamp!) and received in Newton Center, Mass on October 21, 1904.

This postcard shows the Locomobile factory in Bridgeport, CT in late 1904 or early 1905. The card is postmarked February 20, 1905.

This postcard shows the Locomobile factory in Bridgeport, CT sometime after 1907, as the postcard has a divided back.

This postcard shows the Automobile Trail in Ormond Beach, Florida, on which Locomobiles and Stanleys drove. The card is dated February 20, 1905. Did the sender attend the January races?

These two postcards show a Locomobile on the Automobile Trail in Ormond Beach Florida. Although neither is postmarked, one is dated March 9, 1904. While the cards may look identical, they are, in fact, different printings.

These three postcards show an "1899 Locomobile." They were sold to various service stations and mailed to remind customers to bring their cars in for service. I have seen several other examples, and there are probably dozens of variations. Each station had its own address and phone number. The lack of a zip code on the top card suggests they date to the late 1950s or very early 1960s.

Inscribed: "Jello Brand Desserts Save all 200 Picture Vehicles Collectionnez ces 200 Jetons Illustres."

This plastic premium came in packages of Jello sold in Canada in 1960 - 1961. Note the English and French inscriptions. The "1898" Locomobile is # 15 from a set of 200 Jello coins. It measures 1 3/8" in diameter.

No Self-Respecting Locomobile Owner Should Be Without One!

This Harpers Weekly page of photographs illustrates "The Automobile Races at Newport, August 30, (1901?)." The top photograph shows four Locomobiles lined up. Note the boy at the lower left holding a piece of rope to create the starting line. Page 931.

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