Question #151874. Asked by
pehinhota.
Last updated Dec 18 2024.
Originally posted Dec 18 2024 6:59 AM.
At first, we believed this could have been an early iteration of the Locomobile that Edison converted from steam into an electric around 1902. It's a reasonable assumption - the early Locomobile used a three-spring chassis much like the one in the photo and Edison's electric Locomobile did appear to use a center steering tiller (early Locomobiles all seemed to use a steering tiller mounted to the right of the body).
However, the body matches neither a stock Locomobile nor Edison's electric Loco. Instead, it matches perfectly the early Baker Electric. Indeed, Edison's first car was reputedly a Baker Electric, and he was often photographed with the Baker at that time. Note the center steering tiller on the Baker as well.
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