1 12 3 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34234/archive/files/efc0f120516b44c58d371e8076416ab9.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=PK4FNYSoDqwHQd3V6rsLzJN6q2sJRtrmXgtZjZn4EteueT3mxTQYMdAfRfy6k5eRBykWHBj8OZOnLBC5jWtHvBYuA7qFJO-ZR%7EA1-lSbD0usa9MNuUQEb295rnzoLq6BE6jquiz8Jvn8aYA-gGOs7y9ujtIbl9GYv0zH9tk5CZuTMluT32zXSh4xcv0w4zzSbRLv9uoBPrazeyHMYu1wT-c9mRafW%7EqgOgiz3yi5pUutWcKFZN6MWmwi58Mlm9%7EVPHGkZR2uy5yDrnx0Tr0EYZZdsSOPziTGkI-Cs6%7E8awQzRdVDwwyhlxBjGINVkrvg1r10eT1m0ljjhz21wI8R8g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e7b7892735e1a3bc96586f9129cf20c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People: Portraits and Groups Description An account of the resource A collection of photos for which identifying information is known (ie; who, what, when, where or why). To view a larger version of any photo, click on that photo, then click the image thumbnail on the photo's page. You will then see a full-size image including a "zoom" function to get an even closer look at faces and places. If you have old Granville photos to add please contact the library. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Jolly Eight, 1923 Description An account of the resource In 1923 Granville brothers Herb and Ralph Hiers were part of a group known as "The Jolly Eight" who crossed the United States in their automobiles.<br />The chronicles of the group were recorded in a book which was published under the title, "The Jolly Eight."<br />This photo shows the group at the Grand Canyon on June 20, 1923. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20 June 1923 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital Image: Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation, 2022 1923 automobile Granville Herbert Hiers Massachusetts Ralph Hiers The Jolly Eight United Dtates https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34234/archive/files/08abd7bc1904d28b7422f89613f0b0ec.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=W5at6A43mqI35dSKFN8C%7EDyy87GnSGdCpe9Te-Wvj4xgE1Y9gtxgyc4IVTtPM2-2CZNjACY3bV23wE6xqlWStw5AllPYHvajji2IB24HKGTG6rXRydNEa-In7IHc6LROeU92ClLGLbgv6Kct99igUjgrasVrE-JAqi%7EfSu1S09WqK-WjVbQSKFTLby00DSwU-tFr6EZGLTLt9lTp1ZOgxl6c7-XJa-I80rIx-jnUeOCe2GW9qAaogLy3apQ%7Ek85nsSwjzx9lXiLsYlVCVxuPx4hPt8ukqEweU4u5qOkY0eLY-74m%7EmKgsKyVIn9zTjEjbaO2j%7Ej01fbIwbqyBeJTOg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 69d34722e1f9efa0257c057062db64fd PDF Text Text Ralph B. Cooley, Greenville, Mass . Dear Sir: ..,. Reclying to your letter of the 1st inst~, wil 1 sa_y that The Lo com obile Co. of America is not a stoc~ company, consequently, there is no stoc ;x;_ for sale. Yours truly , Did;tated~ F. O. Stanley . �A . L, BARBER , PRESIDENT . S. T . F. E . STANLEY THE AND F. LOCOMOBILE COMPANY OF AMERICA. OrFI CES : 1 1 BROADWAY •AND H IO <l' IME &<BUl l; D I NG·, NEW YORK RV1N G-r01'f'i'O N-fll'IDSO .. DAVIS , JR . , TREASURER . 0, STANLEY, CENERAL MANAGERS . . , NEWTON, MASS. , . . . .:~u p .:;.::; ~; ,~ , 1 ·:..r.0 ,. ~ ! .5 ; . ., :.n: CITY . . Y., NEWTON , MASS . t;.. :l..,.tr>. n ce to i12,v e .. -.-r- .. 1 .i. 11. 1 _ eturn 0.dor uu l y kep t on record. 1' ., \ . .-/ .• • ~ . CU \ :.:i nc~ �.k--&.-IAI.A.i..K.£B.,.-\f,1<3-t!!HDf!ofl"'7"' A. L, BARBER, PRESIDENT . $, T. DAVIS, JR, , TR~ASURER • F . E . STANLEY ANO F . 0. STANLEY, CENERAL MANAGERS . 11 II THE LOCOMOBILE COMPANY OF AMERICA. NEWTON, MASS., .. .. .. 7t.l:i Av.gust., 109.. ....... 1 9 K. Ralph B. Cooley , Granv i lle , Mass . Dear Sir :-- Your le tt ,er Au gust 5th , t elling u s t hat we failed to enclose order blanlc to you i n our letter under d at e of August 4th ,. is r cc e iv ed • Wo rc g re t th i s ovorsi c ht , and enclose tho blanlt l101·evri t h . Very truly yours ,. Th c Locomo bile Co . of .America . Cashier 1~nc lo s ur e �S . T. DAVIS, JR,, ~,rB c· WALKER, VIC£ • P ltE81 D<NT •.- A . L , BARBER, PRESIDENT . F . E . STANLEY A.ND F . 0. STANLEY, CENERAL MANAGERS . THE ;,LOCOMOBILE ., COMPANY OF AMERICA. OFFICES: 11 BROADWAY •~ Nb»'lce&='l! IMl!!92B.l:I I L8 I.N.EI ,• NEW YORK CITY . ael 8,.. 11i1G l'.8 Pi OPI I l tl 9 68!i , •Ii . ¥ .p ,N CWTON, MAS S, Tr,,..., .-, ~ .: ,.i , -,.. . _:, .:.J . : C' r · .. (. - , --.1) -,~,., , _ ,,_; l,} 1 I,, : '._}..:. 11 , .. _ ·' :: ··: h J_ ·: 1 ) ~~-· ':. ., .!. .. -, + L L,..., ·r r-,. -, 1 '), "'j :/ ,.., •._, _ _J _ , ·. JT._1 .. . l• •._, _!:- l, -- - -._. . r 1"\"l l 1 ·- . ,_ ·t :~, , :'-l t S . . f-C.J' ·.y,• •,.;T . ,. . - ._, . 1 •c-, +' •,'..:•,...,., • , ..•. tt': 1. •• TREASURtR . �WORKS : NEWTON, MASS , WESTBORO , MAS& . CAB LE ADDRES S ;;tbcomo61t:; THE II BROADWAY, NEW YORK , ,, i r J . . . ,,, .... . 1 ,.., 1f ...i. !:"", lj_ • , NEWTON , MASS .,. ,, r -,,, .... -..:. . . . 4 - tJ J.l ........ e·· . ... . • • • , ,,_.~ j •• , ,_ •••• , .· 1 ,, - .... • ; ~ -1- ., COMPANY OF AMERICA, -. ·..·J 'Locomo6ile.. "I._ - .., L r • .,_ . ,~ "" . -' .• 1 i.: , ., ,, ' '- II • '- , ..., V - ~ II ,. L .. -, -~ ,... ·u . . .... L' n ...., ..... . ··- ... I] v 4- ,(' . C J. ~ - .L. \/ ~ L V ·.., r1t -'- J .. ,. , _d . -·,., ~ -- - , , .Jl ~• , .. J. in ··- 11 - • ' �WORKS : NEWTON, MASS, W ESTBORO , MASS. CABL E ADDRESS ';LbcomofHI; THE P. ~como61/e" COMPANY OF AMERICA , I I BROADWAY, NEW YORK. S. pteml;:l er. Jl, 1 899 . e NEwToN , MAss.,... Ralph B. Cooley , Es q•, Granvill e, M . ass Dear Si r .-Your l~tter under date Sep tember 8th is re c e i ved. I n re ply there to wi ll s a y that we regret very much that you r carr iage is no t yet ready for de livery and wil l not be b y Sept ember 15 th. We have b e en greatly d elayed in getting t he material s n ece s sary f or ou r manu f a ctu ring pur poses and hav e con sequent l y be en u nable to push our fac t ories as we wi shed and tur n out our " Locomobile s " i n qui te a s r api.d succe s s i on a s we hoped. Until we are abl e t o get sufficient stock on hand to t u rn out our carri a ge s at a rap i d rate , it wi l l be impossibl e fo r us to st a te defini t ely jus t vrh en your carriage vril l be .ready. Under present condi ti nns we do not thi n k i t wil l be po s sibl e to d eli v er you a ca rri age u nder s ix weeks . We wi s h we coul d be more defin it e t han t h i s but it i s impos sibl e for us to do so as long as we a re f orc ed tn wa i t for our m:: i.t :.:; rials. Not knowing ,vhen v wi l l get our nec e s sary su ppli e s make s it i mposs ibl e for ,e u s to t el l m1r custnrners wh en t hey vril:!. ge t t h eir carriage s. Yours v e r~r t ru.ls· , Th e " Locomob i l e" Campan y of Amerio • / ·''7 l r'~ ,l_.' ~ ,..:.:,.) ' l . -'"' ,.,(' 1,1 . Ce.s h i er. �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : NEWTON , MASS. WESTBORO, MASS . ~comobile.. THE -:L'oeomooile' COMPANY OF AMERICA, P. II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . NEWTON, MASS.,O.ct. .... .. 2 .u , ....l B.9 0 ...... .. .. Ralph B. Co ole y , E sq ., No ble & Cooley,. Gr enville, Mass . Dear Sir :Your lotter under dato of Oc t . 25th is re c oiv ed . In r e - ply th·ercto will s ay that we h ope t o be able to sh ip you yo u r "Loco- mo bil e" by tho middle of' Nove mber . Your s ver~; trul~' , The 11 Lo comobi le" Cornpcm~r ~ - - ~-,.:_ or ~~ ... ~~ ✓ ,. ' .-:::4, .America. / _, Cashier . �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : NEWTON, MASS . WESTBORO, MASS . :rocomobtf; THE :roeomo6ile" COMPANY OF AMERICA, P. II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . NEWTON , MASS ., ..Oct .. .... 31 , .. 189.9. .•... Ralph B. Coole y, Esq . , Noble & Cooley, Granvill e , Mass . De ar Sir:Your l etter under date of Oct . :30th i s rec oi v ed . Co mpany i s at present having This published in Nevi Yo r k a catalogue that will g i ve a full description and illust1~at ions of our "Locomo- bi le " . These catalogue s h ave not yet been furnished u s by our publ ishers. When th01; are, wo will be most pleased to send you one. Unt il vre r1.3coive these boolcs, we have noth i ng to furnish desc riptive of our "LocoE10 bile" . Yours v ery truly, The r: Locomo bile" Company of Ame r ica . / Cas hi er . �CABLE ADDRES~ W OR K S: NEWTON , M AS S . WESTBO RO , MASS . ::rocomobt!; THE ~como6ile' COM PAN Y O F A M ER ICA, P. ii BROADWAY, NEW YORK , NEWTON, M ASS . , ... .. .No. .•.... 9, Y 18.99 .• . Ralph D. Cooley, Esq., Noble & Cooley, Granville, Mass . Dear Sir :Your lt}t tin• under date of Nov . 8th is r ece iv ed . In re- ply thereto will say that we believe that your "Locomobi le " wi ll be :-.: ·eady for delivery about the fift eenth of the present month . cannot state definit0ly, hovrnver, We but we believe that if it is not ready by thi.'1 fifteenth, i t wi ll be a few da:.ts there after . We hope t o be able to notify you by the fiftefmth of th i s month ,1ust ,·1b. en the carriage will be ready for delivery . you call at our factory to rec oi ve "Lo como bil 0 11 W ill be very glad t o have inst rue t ions in ope1·at i ng the • Wou.ld like to call your attent i on to t ho :fact that ·we are to - day making a new Hodel No . 2 vihich we are selling a t $7 50 . 00 . Th i s " Locomobile" has hemrier tubing in the running [sear, i s mounted on heavy tires and v\/heels ard is equi pIJed v'fi th lamps and other acces - sories th at do nc,t go with the ~~GOO . 00 carria.g e th at yo n o rde1·. Would you pref Gr this "Locomo'l:iil e "or shall we supply you with the :Model Ho . 1 a t t;)oOO . 00? Pleaso l13t us hear fro m yoE about this. The cha:ng f: '.ViJ.l cause no do lay what ever as ·we a.re at pre sent naJdnc; both raodels . Yours very truly, �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : N E WT ON , MASS . WES T BORO , MA S S . THE ~eomo6ile" COMPANY O F A MERI CA, P. 11 BRO ADWAY, NEW YO R K. NEWTON , MASS ., .. ... .. Nov. . ... 1, . . 1 .8.9.9. • 1 Ralph B. Cooley, Es q . , Noble & Co o ley, Granv i lle, Hass . De a r Sir : Yo ur le t t er tmde r dat e of Nov . 1 0th i s r e c e iv ed . I n r e ply th ereto wi ll sa1r t h at i t will b e i mprac t i c a bl e f o r u s t o make such a c a rriag e a s yon d escri be . W exp ect t o maJrn t wo se at ed " Lo c omo biles 11 e designed to car ry four 1ieo1Jl o , next spr i ng , but we have ar r i ved at no def i n i te concl usion i n reg ar d to this style of " Locomobi le" as yet and c annot quote y.ou a pr ic e on th i s style of carri age at p r es- Gnt . W cannot :mal:e th e seats fold und er , as you sugcest, for e the r easo n that under all o f the seats of all styles of " Locomobi les" i s p l ac ed the nec essary tan1rn and mach i nery . In reg aro. t o the "Loc01~0 bile " y ou now havt3 on o r der , would say th at if y ou de si re vre can place 2 1/2 11 t:ilres and whe els on the Mo del No . 1 at a n addit i onal cost of ~~ 50 . 00. '\Ye are conf i dent y o u wil l find the heavier tires and whe els g i ve mu ch better sati:3faction tha.YJ. the 2" tires and whools that we place on the Model No . 1 unless otherwise authorized by our ens- tomer s . Pl e a se let us 1movr by return mai l i f y,:n.1- desir e t o have these heav ie r ti res and wheel ::-; 1,lnced upon y·our " Locomo b i le " . �CA BLE AD D RES S WORKS : ',;Cocomoful; NEWT ON , MAS S , WES TBO RO , M A SS . T HE ~comooi/e" COMPANY OF AMER ICA, P. R. B. C. , 11 B ROADWAY, NEW YORK . N EW TO N, M ASS ., . //=2 . Nov • . 11,1.8.99 • .... We are making rap i d progr ess i n filling o r de r s at pr e sent and expect to be ready to not i fy you i n a few days that your "Loco mo~ile " is ready for deli very . We understa.nd that you wi sh to come to Nev1ton to get the "Locomobile" and receiv~ some instructions in operating the sa-ne . whil 1 you are here . 3 Are w0 not correct in this belief? ·T ours very truly, T'n e "Locomo bi le" Cor:1pan y- o Ainerica . ;t/ r Cash i er . • ,c.·.~ a - ' . . \1 .C \J t J .,,,,c f - �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : NEWTON , MASS . WESTBOR O, MASS . -:rocomo6tle'" THE ~como6ile' coMPANY OF AMERICA, II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . NEWTON, MASS., .. N9Y.•. . S• .?:3r.<:l., +.~~.$. :Mr . Ralph B. Cooley , Westfield , Mas s . De ar Sir : - Your telegram received this af ternoon. As I said in my telegram to you, you r carri age, by mi sunderst anding was shipied to Westfield, Co nn . .c1. t this of fice, I tel e graphed ..,,_ immediately upon receiving your telegram to stop carriage and re-ship it to you . We regret this mistake , but you will re member at the time you gave d irections merely to W estfield . As I personally had rece ived none of your correspondence, I did not know that tho carriage should not have gone to Westfield, Conn . At the time, if I re membe r, I had in my mind that you wer e from Newport, R. I . and in some way connected that with W estfield, Conn . Upon re- ceiving your telegram I saw it was dated Westfield, Mass . and then knew· of my mistake . The bill cf 12.ding a t the time of ship- merit was sent to you at Westfield, Conn . The ext ra freight charges, of course, we do not expect you to pay, we shall be only too glad to st rai ghten this matter out to your entire satisfaction , if that is possible . You;-- letter of the 20th, inquiring f'or kit for mending punc- tured tires a t hand . I 1·egret to say that we have no kit for thi s purpose, but suggest a cement made b~r the Ela.s t ic Tip Company, 370 .Atlantic Avenue , Boston, ::.1..s being very good f'o1· this purpose . �7 CABLE ADDRESS WORKS: NEWTON, MASS. WESTBORO , MASS. 'Locomob,le" THE ~como6i/e• COMPANY OF AMERICA, s. II BROADWAY. NEW YORK. NEwToN , MAss., No.v. .• i9:rd., 1899 R. B. C. - 2 We have experimented with and find. it sati sfactory . T~lsting that you will receive your carriage wi t h only a few days delay and regretting g:ceatl:? the mistake made , we remain Very truly yours, The "Locomobile" Company of .America I .I �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : NEWTON , MASS . WESTBORO, M A SS. ;,eoeomo(Hle"' THE :Loeomo6i/e" COMPANY OF AMERICA , II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . s• NEWTON, MASS., No.Y. ~ 4.~r.1q , .. l8 :J__;1 -- M Ralph B . Cooley, r. Westfiel d , Ct . De a r Sir:We s h ipped your "Locomobile" from here y esterday . closed find bill c f lading . Very truly yours , The "Locomobile" Company of .America ( e nclosure) ( - - · /, - /~- / . En- ���" _______________.........,tation, _ _________ Il9_ 'l'o- 175 l~eived from--,-~-------'-------------- 1 · BY BOSTON & AI., NY RAILROAD COMPANY, Tae property described below, in apparent f!r mar'.lllea, consigned and destined as indicated b · : · wiae to deliver to another carrier on the rout, lt is matually agreed, in consideration ' m-er all or any portion of said route to dest1. iraviee to be performed h~reunder shall be s.. - ~ k a~ he1·eby agreed to by the shipper and . ~ A charge of $1 per car per day will be m~dt.!; n:nt'S?: ,t as noted (con.t ents and condition of contents of packageA "mpany agreM earry to the said destination, if ou its rood,~ -"° ~ pro,_ ,d l!"'id i or tbi~ seryice, as to eae-1' f arrier of all ~r any of said par,y at any time mterested in alt oi any of saio.d p,ropm·ty, tbate._ .,ondition!I., whether printed oc w ritten, shown or endors1,g_ hereon, lliilll ·• · ,..;ed for himself and his assigns as just and reasonable. , ., 9-' "'~ M ' ~ · ...etention of cars and use of tracks, after the expiration cf 96 hours frma jhe time of delivery of such . ears on tracks for loi..-ling or unloading, at all points within the State of Massa.chusetts, SUilalWI mi:d legal holidays not included. :c:::=============;:::=============-=-=-====-:=:;::=-..,· llARK S, CONSIG NEES AND Ji>ES'l!JN.M'ION. ==::::::am::::a-= · WEIGHT. For .Bost~n & Albany Railroad Co•• _ ____ faht"g ht A g en t . ~ tile ConditiQns endorsed Olil ba,1k of this receipt. ��Springfield, Ra t e Dollars 7 Cents d �WORKS: NEWTON, MASS , WESTBORO , MASS, CABLE ADD RESS ::Loeomo/J1/e" THE ::L;;como6ile· COMPANY OF AMERICA, II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . s. NEWTON, MAss.,De c .... l .Q.t., ..J8Q9. L M . Ralph B. Cooley, r Granvil le, . a ss . H Dea r Sir : Yom~s cf the 28 th No ve mbe r at hand . We regret e x c eedingly that you have had so much di ffic ul t y wlt h your ca rriage and the mi sunderstanding caused by our te legram . We are very an xious t o have everything most satisfactory •1th your carriage and will do all in om~ power to please you . We will f orward the carpe t you ordered as soon as we receive t he same . The lamps you have on your carriage are simil~r to al l the l amps we have in stock . better than t hese . We cannot send you a pair that are any It is a very difficult matt.e r to ge t a satis- factory lamp ·w hich will stancl the ja rri ng and high spe eds under which these lamps have to burn . If we get a lamp that pro ves more satisfactory than these that you now have , we will he very ·willing t o exchange them for th e ne w ones . The water may be got ten out of the loop anru three ch eck valves by opening the blow-off' valve, ta1';:ing the rubber pipe connecting the pump and t he wat er t a nk off , and bl owing the wa ter out through the blow-off pipe . We shall al\vays be ready to answer q-,est ions rega rding the c ca r r iage and receive suggestions as to changes whj_ch wi l l be of advantage to the publi c. Very truly yours The "Locomobile" Companv of America '\ --: - - - <., ._/J..... ; /' I .- 7· 1 , (/\ (I 1· i l.. ' '-- .. . �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS : NEWTON , MASS . WESTBORO, MASS, :Lhcomobtfe" THE -:Loeomo6ile" COMPANY OF AMERICA, P. II BROADWAY, NEW YORK . NewToN, MAss.,... Dec..L .4.,-....1.8.0.9..L ...... I.Ir . R. B. Coole~t , Gr anville, Hass . Dear Si r: Yours or Dec . 2nd at hrucl. On Dec 1st, we sent y o u tvro n i pples for a i r valve and t-rro n ipples for a i r punp , also one yard of grey carp et ing . YJe rece i ved no order from you fo r boll cup . vre also sent yon s1.1pr)o1~t for step which you said had bl·olrnn . To- day we are send i ng yo u the extra r)all cup ordered on the 2 n d . Yo111--s v ,e1 :l trul;/ , .. The "Loco mobLLe" Company of An1e1 i ca . 1 --- - �CABLE ADDRESS WORKS: NEWTO N, MASS . WESTBORO, MASS , ~conzob,le.. THE ~eomo61te' COMPANY OF AMERICA , II BROADWAY, N E W YORK . s. NEWTON, MAss., De.c •... 5th,. . .l899.. Mr . R. B. Co oley, Gran v i l l e , l¼ss . Dea r Sir : Th e pa rts ~rou ordered have be en m ailed you some days ago , and we trust that you have re ce i ved the same before this da te . Very tru l y yours , The "Locomobile " Company of Ame r i ca c,-.../J~ ... �? 81} ~ iy;:;zf~~~ MR.(~ ' t , ( /, - - -----· -- ····- ·------------·-----·--··-····-- - .... ~ / WZk- ~ ✓~~.!L._-✓ (- llF - -- -·-- -·--···- -- -- ---·· J .. / ~ f)Z _e,, ___,./__ ·-- -,7- - To THE ':L:oeomo6it;' COMPANY / 2)1, MASS - - - - OF AMERICA, DR. , ,~ -- / ' .i'. - ~ - - - - f f - - - - - ' - - - - -1 / 1 t _ __ (} -··- - -~ -- - - - - · - -- - - -- - - - - BY CREDIT FOR AMOT,JNT RECEIVED --- ---··----·----- - - - - - - ~- -- AMOUNT DUE,--------------------~ / _ ? _ RECEIVED PAYMENT--- - - - - - - - --------------------------- TH E ~como61/e" COMPANY OF AMERICA, �... WORKS: NEWTON, MASS. WESTBORO , MASS. C AB L E A DD R ESS, THE: .. , . . .. o40eomo61le Co M PANv Of AMER I CA , II BROA D WAY, N E W Y ORK . "A o1wooonio6ile." �BICYCLES BUILT TO ORDER WITH OA WITHOUT OUR MOTOR . TELEPHONE, 1225 MAIN . Dec~ ~lat, 1900. M _ ____ Ral1Jh _B .__ docley r. To 1 _ (b~ maltby Jfutomobil~ and motor company, The Largest and Best Equipped Plant in Greater New York for Building- and Repairing- Automobiles. Motor Vehicles Stored and Ready "On Call." No. 10 CLINTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A. To sending operator to freight dock and running ''Loco" to #10 Clinton st., carfare, 2 . 25 towing "Loco" :ttnr. boiler testing~ -: ..• ' '- • 2. storage from Dec. 19th . to Dec. 31st. 1900. 6. 4 gals. gasoline at 15/. . 60 10 . 85 Received Payment, .. . ./,, -, f' . -;· ., ,_. _~, 1 ,. / I , ~ ., " ./ / j V. 'I ,.,. : :., / / .... ._ /,. -~ �BICYCLES BUILT TO ORDER WITH OR WITHOUT OUR MOTOR. TELEPHONE , 1225 MAIN. Jan. 31:st. 1901. M i- .. RalP1LB . Cooley, Hot e l Margaret, Bor . Brookl yn, City . To (b¢ maltby Jfutomobile and motor Company, The Largest and Best Equi.ppd Plant in Greater New York for Building and Repairing A utomobi1es. Motor Vehicles Stord and Re:idy "On Call." No. 10 CLINTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A. To labor used in changing bell, cl e aning and adjustin g c hecks and safety valves 3.70 storage on "Loc omobile" frorn Jan. l:::;t, to Jan . 11 st , 1901 . 5 gals. gasoline at 15/. 15. ----~•-7__ _ _ _ _ __ 5 19.45 Received ,, Payment , ':; <.. /~/ I / ·, / / I ,,; ,, . ,. .,...,., "_/, ,,,,.. . .. �BICYCLES BUILT TO ORDER WITH OR WITHOUT OUR MOTOR. TELEPHONE, 1225 MAIN . To Cb¢ maltby JfUtomobil¢ and motor company, The Largest and Best Equipped Plant in Greater New York for Building and Repairing Automobiles. Motor Vehicles Stored and Ready "On Call." No. 10 CLINTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A. storage F .b l~t to W.b 23th . 1 5 . 00 �BICYCLES BUILT TO ORDER WITH OR WITHOUT OUR MOTOR. TELEPHONE, 1225 MAIN. M l'.'-_R. __ n.___Gool.ay__ Mareh ?ils-t. To 1901 __ __ Cb¢ maltby Jlutomobil¢ and motor tompany, The Largest and Best Equipped Plant in Greater New York for Building and Repairing Automobiles. Motor Vehicles Stored and Ready " On Call." No. 10 CLINTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A. ~~ - -•·· - ,e\;,;t. To Storaga on "Mobile" March 1st to March ?1st. 15.00 Rec I d Payment M altby Automobile & �BICYCLES BUILT TO ORDER WITH OR WITHOUT OUR MOTOR. TELEPHONE, 1225 MAIN . M r- - B. C-e-cl-ey~ -APTi-1- 20-t,h--.- 1 901 - R. · To Cb~ maltby Jlutomobil~ and motor eompany, The Largest and Best Equipped Plant in Greater New York for Building and Repairing Automobiles. Motor Vehicles Stored and Ready "On Call." No . 10 CLINTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A. 10.00 .45 'ro s torage on Locomobile 3 gal of gasoline 10.45 Rec'd Payrw=mt Maltby Automor)iJ.e & Motor co P er ---- \ " �JOHN C. SHAW , M . E. CHAS. E . PATTERSON p A ~---TERSON &., SHA 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET w Automobiles Stored and Repaired ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGED TELEPHONE, 3 710 M A IN Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles g 0-0-/+=· ~~ ~~ N.o:v.ember.................30............ ✓.9o 1 R. B. Cooley Esq. - ·; . .-.• _ Brooklyn N. Y. Dear Sir:- ' )si you for storage at$ 10.00 per month., trusting that the same will 1'e satisfactory we are, Yours very truly, By enclosed statement you will notice that we have charged �CHAS, E. PATTERSON JOHN C. SHAW, M. E. Brooklyn, N. Y ., ..... _ _ _ _ -t-ti. .,- .1 . .1°01 - ---l 90 _ _r = D ~- -'-'-- --- · •·. M/c, £ ff ~ ~ 4~~dha;::td_A,d To PATTERSON & SHAW, Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET automobiles Storeb anb lRepaireb Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN ¼ J ~ ()£)/4~@-$/d.~ ~ @ . /4 I / /,u. I #, ( . . ,. .. •. ,., I ! \-.' ,>~ · ,_,_ -;_" ';' : ·_ .·.· : i . f • r,; r'•:: pJ- ... r· . ~ u, I ~. ~-~· �JOHN C. SHAW, M. E• CHAS. E. PATTERSON . Brooklyn, N. Y.~ L ~l90tl, M ~ ~-2'?2"~~ To PATTERSON & SHAWt Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET Butomobiles Storeb anb 1Repaireb TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN 1 /' /, ~,' Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles �WORKS, LON CON, BR I0 GEPOR T,CONN . THE Loeomolnte N E" W CoM PANY YORK . CH ICA GO. P HILAD E LPH I I>. . CA BLE ADDRE SS: O F AMERICA. ,,Coe.f}!Jl,Obile 7 EAST 42 N_o B U F F ALO . N EWP O R T. STREET, NEW YO RK . B OST ON. TE L E P H O N E, 4 8 67 3 S '.~ ST. THe P RIVATE EX. CON N ECTI NG Loeom,obile Co . QF THE P.l.CIFIC . ALL BRAN CHES . SAN FRANC I SCO . LOS ANGELES . 1/)t"claterl_J _.,.A.l~--R--- OAKLAND . NEU Y , Jan . 18t h, 1902 . ORK M Ral ph B. Cooley, r. Hotel Mar gar et, Colum bia. Hei ghts , Bro ok lyn , H. Y. Dear Sir :I n repl y t o yo nr let ter of J anua.l'y 7th, beg t o s e.y t hat we have only built one l aun ch , and t h i s vre exhi bited at the Ha dis on Squar e Garden Show, as it was of interest, showi ng w h~t c ~ be ac compli shed with t he Locomob i le power i n a boat . J1 We will n ot be ready to deliver an y l aunches t ~is Spring , but would be gl ud t o ha ve y ou call and see u s any time you 0.:re in t h i s vici n it y , ,vhen we coul d t nl k thi s mat t er over f'ully . Tha.'"lking you for your inquiry , a nd r egr ett i ng that we ha ve informat i on to s end at pre sent, we r emai n , Very truly yours , 1 1.0 more �JOHN C. SHAW, M. E. CHAS. E. PATTERSON ✓ ..~ ..J ~:t:~~ -~ ? ~ l / : ~ -l90 ~L To PATTERSON & SHAW. Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET Butomobiles Storeb anb 1Repaireb Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN //' ( Y-rJ I II I' ---- - -j1 ~J til® FEB 4 190~?. _ PATTERSON & SHA\¥, / Per- -- -- - - . I i ~~ k_;-Yd L24---- · . :~-~/ /Z:~ �JOHN C. SHAW, M. E. CHAS. E. PATTERSON Brooklynt N. Y . ~ - --~-----------l 90 ..2- M ______ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _____________ ____ £ To PATTERSON & SHAW, Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET Butomobiles $toreb anb 1Repaireb TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles ' ) ' �JOHN C. SHAW, M. E. CHAS. E. PATTERSON Brooklyn, N. Y •,-----APH_ _ _ _ ~_ J9_0_2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 190 _L M ,'-, f',/23'. Q;.,7 .- To PATTERSON & SHAWt Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET Butomobiles $toreb anb 1Repaireb TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles - 1 I . -, fr · C - f:f �JOHN C, SHAW, M. E, CHAS. E, PATTERSON Brooklyn, N. Y ., ____ 2.?__~_ _ _ _/'__ _ __ _ _ _ l 90 L _ _ __ M ~ £ ~ ~ ···· ······ ··········· ··································· To PATTERSON & SHAW, Dr. 58 SCHERMERHORN STREET Ruton1obiles Storeb anb lRepaireb Supplies for all Types of Motor Vehicles TELEPHONE, 3710 MAIN S.,,.n"'\ n ,--_ r-- - - ~ ·r1~1 jl' iW f\fiAY , J!:1 J L, r,, r,, PATTERSO & SHAW N , Per__ .. ., J --- �FRED . C. SMITH. MAC HIN ERY BROKE R A N D C ONT RACT Q B 0 166 MT. PROSP ECT AV E., N EWAR Ki N. J. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents, Articles, Other Printed Material Description An account of the resource Documents relating to Granville history. To view a larger version of any document, click on that document, then click the image thumbnail on the document's page. You will then see a full-size image including a "zoom" function which will make reading text easier. If you have old Granville documents to add please contact the library. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1899 Locomobile: Granville's First Car Description An account of the resource Granville's first car was an 1899 Locomobile purchased by Ralph B. Cooley. He owned the car from 1899 to 1909 and it spent much of its time in Brooklyn, New York. [more info and photo to be added] <br /><br />The PDF file provided here contains the correspondence saved by Mr. Cooley, from the initial contact with F.O. Stanley to the sale of the car. <br /><br />It is said that the Locomobile caught fire shortly after being purchased by its second owner (a mechanic), destroying the car. <br /><br />A similar 1899 Locomobile is in the Henry Ford Museum. <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/86756/#slide=gs-214672">CLICK HERE</a> to view that car. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Noble &amp; Cooley Center for Historic Preservation <a href="http://www.ncchp.org/">http://www.ncchp.org/</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital Files: Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation 1899 automobile car Granville Locomobile Massachusetts Newton Ralph Cooley Stanley steam https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34234/archive/files/0706d981c933f2f8ea1b951526fa9e0b.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=mYh80fKuOFDAHs72UR19MuPU4b7ps6mXlGPWUF6Ex%7Edd6lrCXnXmNJFjuejfTV4WmN1GbkMW8PKqoauplnFeo1xtdDEhML1Y64RpgAWzAgAKWzUiqVueGmGOGK5uJHYDRqlgtPXM3Jd82rTLKT-hZLqIpL8gQJil4dv9CeQx92lGYOSizwfN2Bcd9bH2KkSRK5R16Xxyog2b%7EGTxyHW-MlkYsiX1p%7EJnYUb%7EenjV47Rb5WXU-dtyOMU4vmXxgTDTzsN39ja96La57d9DxIey%7EHpQtiPTRnrM9CtDv7-eP0csyFtY59j3tNhzojUWlgTDwqpc0K5wJe8IveoX9txPSA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM be27afba03417f889e18481b4494e8e9 PDF Text Text PLATFORM OF G. STEVENSON Advocating the Restoration in the Automobile Industry of Steam, the True Automotive Power The basic and final superiority of the steam automobile over the internal combustion car has always been recognized by those acquainted with it. There are, still running, a few steamers built before 1920 that will outperform any gas wagon made today. The old fashioned steamers, however, were hard, and took a long time1 to start, often burned out or froze up, were difficult and expensive of upkeep, and altogether so complicated and troublesome that public favor turned to the more immediate and superficial advantages of the gasoline plant; which were, self-contained compactness, ready starting, ease of upkeep, and comparative simplicity. And, as gas wagons are easier and cheaper to make than steamers, car makers found it decidedly more profitable to follow this trend than to try to overcome the many and great difficulties then in the way of a practical steam car. Many gas wagon manufacturers once made steamers; of them, the Whites have always conceded the basic superiority of the steam plant. Because of the above-listed features, the gas engine, of course, had and still has, many sincere adherents, whose misled belief it has been that its disadvantages can be eliminated through divers superficial improvements hung onto a principle that is fundamentally impractical and always will be. The disadvantages of the old steam cars, however, can be eliminated; they are superficial and not basic. The old timers had to be fired by a match, in the way that a blowtorch is lit; a modern steamer gets up steam in 20 seconds at the turn of a switch. Electric starting and electric controls, only recently made possible, make simple, positive, reliable operation a feature of the modern steamer. Burning out of the boiler is eliminated by the use of modern alloy steel. Freezing can easily be taken care of. In ease of upkeep and simplicity a modern steamor can compete with any gas wagon. Self-contained compactness is not a requisite of the automobil0 plant. One out of every four strokes in a gas engine is a power stroke. During the other throo the engine has to ride around on its momentum. If that momentum bo killed by slowing the ongino down so it cannot reach the next power stroke, the machine stalls. Gas wagon ads sometimes contend that the power impulse consists of a rapid, steady expansion of the burning gases against the piston, and is not an explosion at al l; a notion easily dispelled by a few minutes• listening to a gas engine without a muffler. Besides, if this were so, an eight cylinder gas engine would have the absolute flexibility of steam, which it obviously does not . The operation cycle of a gas engine consists of a series of terrific explosions better suited to hammering the machine to pieces than to the accomplishment of useful work. They are effective for so short a part of the stroke that complication, weight, and sluggishness are about all that can be gained by multiplicity of cylinders and "overlapping" of strokes; a 16-cylinder car has to have a gear shift, as well as a four. �' -2This is the way a gas engine works. It is the fundamental system of it, and no amount of inspired tinkering with it can make it work any other way than just that. Except for synchro-mesh and "free wheeling" (the latter being great sport, but of little practical use; both are said to have "revolutionized" the automobile industry), the gas wagon transmission is the same as it was 30 years ago--which can hardly be called progress. Such things as electric drives and other flexibilizing substitutes for it have been too heavy, complicated, costly, and inefficient, and generally accredited a failure; such around-the-corner procedure is hardly logical as compared with having a flexible power plant in the first place. For any one purpose, and where a smooth, quiet machine is not required, such as climbing Pike's Peak, breaking a world's speed record, or driving a sawmill, the gas engine is about as good as the steam engine, and often handier; one given power plant and transmission ratio can meet all requirements. Speed record drivers use the gas engine, as more development has been given it, and with it they have a better knowledge of where they are at. In the ordinary automobile, however, the load is constantly varying; and each major fluctuation in the load on the gas engine has to be met with a corresponding change in the transmission ratio, that the machine may not stall or race unnecessarily; constant gear-shifting and pampering of the power plant make even the most luxurious modern gas wagon a far from pleasant thing to drive. The steam engine is universally adaptable and flexible, and operates with full efficiency and effectiveness at any speed; the identical same steam-powered chassis, without a single change, is equally good at delicately maneuvering a ton of bricks through the traffic of New York, and at speeding a luxurious limousine 100 miles an hour over the Lincoln Highway. In a double-acting steam engine, every stroke is a power stroke. Steam admitted to the cylinder gives a steady, smooth push, not a terrific shock, to the piston for its entire travel, and back again. The entire valve mechanism is a single sliding piece moved by an eccentric over two ports. The steam engine can turn over either way, and reverse is effected simply by adjusting the valve travel so that steam admitted will tend to drive the engine in the opposite direction to that in which it has been going. Save for dead centers, a single steam cylinder is unstallable. Two such cylinders, with their cranks at right angles so that one is at the full of its stroke when the other is on dead center, compose an absolutely flexible machine. It can start from any position of rest simply by admitting steam to it. Its speed and power are unlimited by the structural difficulties of the gas engine. The equipment for supplying steam to the automobile engine can, as described before, now be made perfectly reliable and practical. Sunnnary of the Advantages That Can be Built into a Modern Steam Automobile: NO GEARS TO SHIFT: No clutch to trouble with, no noise, no "free wheeling" to run away from you; from Oto as fast as you care to let it out, and back again, your only controls are the throttle and the �-3- brake. Reverse at the touch of a pedal; can be used to brake the car on hills. PICKUP TWICE AS FAST AS A GAS WAGON: Independent of momentum, every stroke a power stroke, the steam engine responds instantly to control. SMOOTHNESS UNKNOWN WITH A GAS WAGON: Because of its absolute flexibility, smoothness is inherent in the operation of steam power, and not the result of smothering a noisy, shaky machine with artificial counterweights~ mufflers, "vibration dampeners", "rubber mounting", "silencers, 11 it floats" devices, and the like. BURNS ANYTHING from bootleg hooch to fuel oil, without even special adjustment. As far on a gallon as a gas wagon of comparable weight and power. NO STINK: Does not have to be pampered with special gas; combustion clean and complete, and does not take place where the cylinders are lubricated. MORE POWER for its weight than any automobile ever made. SIMPLE a91..a gas wagon, with a rugged straightforwardness in its construction as opposed to the delicate adjustments and fickle beha vior of a gas engine. Modern electrical ignition and controls do away with the complication and troublesomeness that caused the failure of the old fashioned steamer, and make practical the modern steam car. SAFE: Easy, positive control and pickup, combined with the nonstallable reliability of steam power, get and keep you out of jams as no gas wagon can do. Automatic controls, safety valve, and ample reserve strength i n sure against the boiler's blowing up (something which hardly ever happened even to the earliest and most primitive steam cars). W ATER does not have to be renewed any more often than in a gas wagon, because all exhaust steam is condensed. Ample provision made against freezing up in winter. STARTING: 1) Turn on a switch. 2) Drive it. No spark, no start pedal, no choke, no "carburetor heat control", no fumbling with the hand throttle, no stalling and second tries. Gets up steam from cold to operating pressure in 20 seconds. A GOOD-LOOKING CAR, yet built so you can see where you're going in it. There is no reason why this should be exclusive to ste a m, but no present-day gas wagon has this feature. � https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34234/archive/files/7b136474fe4e575dbe510fb89cafb609.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=HE-dbgAymoyZ2Fv9uwV8315f93PTTKRjo3t4JzIkmwmyHS1%7Ef2WFD30IvXA4AKC5dubUWJbY0fLfsZN8BSBkbNn0f%7E3QuiQGdVXmmQvOofs17t0ixgN73kNMYUIwi4WHmcEO4dFLBH6hIwlm52AebXUMXw-RGN%7ElxWFqriBo7MTUUhRPF5QIJLvJxZxsuzZNeee6OyaKwRZ1RcFSgY2gRCxkTdSfgAPHc8SAy6Hx009cKccmGG2lcPn1rQ6uAdCBoh9aQs412Cg8g8OC-UZOlwOIUrr7T92HWfdN5I7J%7EKlq2J4ebSpsFunPbuB--DIWVAR2S%7E0ClFVWzKSn1GUjzg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c0b740297d58366ac15b15d7a5cb361d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents, Articles, Other Printed Material Description An account of the resource Documents relating to Granville history. To view a larger version of any document, click on that document, then click the image thumbnail on the document's page. You will then see a full-size image including a "zoom" function which will make reading text easier. If you have old Granville documents to add please contact the library. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stevenson, Gilbert: Advocating the Restoration of Steam in the Automotive Industry Description An account of the resource A three page document by Gilbert Wright Stevenson (1914-1998) advocating the restoration of the steam engine for powering automobiles. Published on August 6, 1932 as an attachment to the Granville Center News. Multiple copies found in the library archives. <br /><br />Gilbert Stevenson was the "Chief Editor" of the Granville Center News, informally published in the 1930's as stated in the paper, "on nine more or less consecutive Saturdays during the summer."<br /><br />Stevenson appears to have summered in Granville during his late teens and came up with the idea of publishing the Granville Center News (GCN). He was "Chief Editor" with staff consisting of Assistant Editor J.D. Wright, Jr., Feature Editor Holland Newton Stevenson, Jr. (Gilbert's brother), and Foreign Corespondent J. Laughlin IIII. Together they created a publication that was both informative and humorous, with occasional editorials espousing the virtues of anarchy, among other things.<br /><br />Issues 12 thru 35 of the Granville Center News have been found and digitized. They can be viewed here: <a href="https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/admin/items/show/737">https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/items/show/737 </a><br /><br />Gilbert Stevenson's passion for steam led him to own a steam car around 1933. The brief period of ownership was commented on in the Granville Center News occasionally, including the car's final trip to Newton, MA. when Stevenson and the car fell short by about 5 miles so the car was towed and abandoned. <br /><br />Stevenson was not easily discouraged. He seems to have been a natural engineer, entrepreneur, dreamer, promoter, and all-around character. A Yale engineering graduate (1936), he helped build at least two companies in an attempt to mass produce a steam car in the late 1930's. He unveiled a prototype in 1938: <a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1938/4/20/steam-car-modeled-after-stanley-steamer/">http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1938/4/20/steam-car-modeled-after-stanley-steamer/<br /><br /></a>Granville's summer newspaperman died in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming. <br /><br />Steam on, Stevenson! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930's Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Granville Public Library Historical Room Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Photo of Gilbert Stevenson in car courtesy of John Stevenson, March 4, 2020. automobile Gilbert Wright Stevenson Granville Center News Holland Newton Stevenson Jr. J. Laughlin J.D. Wright Jr. Massachusetts steam