Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 623
of the American steam carriage, such as theMcKay and the Stearns, are equipped with compound engines,which, however, may be run simple when the extra power isrequired, as, for instance, when ascending steep grades, or run-ning through unusually heavy roads. A few steam carriages,notably the Reading… … c 6C C % o O c3 o3 6 SIMPLE STEAM ENGINES. 611 gear. Single-acting steam engines, with from two to six cylin-ders, have also been brought to high perfection in Europe, beingmost familiar in the Gardner-Serpollet carriages.
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