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[[File:Prescott Steam Car Ad.jpg|thumb|1902 Prescott]]
The ”’Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Company”’ was an automobile manufacturer in [[Passaic, New Jersey]], from 1901 to 1905.<ref name=”:0″>{{Kimes-USCars3rd}}p.1246</ref>
The ”’Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Company”’ was an automobile manufacturer in [[Passaic, New Jersey]], from 1901 to 1905.<ref name=”:0″>{{Kimes-USCars3rd}}p.1246</ref>
==History==
==History==
[[File:Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, 1903, Plate 0027.jpg|thumb|right|Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Company plant]]
[[File:Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, 1903, Plate 0027.jpg|thumb|right|Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Company plant]]
[[File:Prescott Two Cylinder Steam Engine (1904).jpg|thumb|right| Prescott Two Cylinder Steam Engine (1904)]]
[[File:Prescott Two Cylinder Steam Engine (1904).jpg|thumb|right| Prescott Two Cylinder Steam Engine (1904)]]
The company was founded in 1901 by A. L. Prescott who would serve as president, and Frank F. Weston would serve as secretary.. The headquarter was located at 90 West Broadway, New York City, and the factory in Passaic, New Jersey. In the same year, production of steam automobiles began.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015020158203&seq=173|title= Prescott|date=1904-01-01|publisher= English and American steam carriages and traction engines |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89090513656&seq=127 |title= Prescott|date=1904-01-01|publisher= The automobile, a practical treatise on the construction of modern motor cars steam petrol, electric and petrol-electric. Based on Lavergne’s L’automobile sur route. Special ed. enl. with 804 illus., 8 full-page plates and an addendum v.2 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref> The brand name of the vehicles was Prescott. Production ended in 1905.
The company was founded in 1901 by A. L. Prescott who would serve as president, and Frank F. Weston would serve as secretary.. The headquarter was located at 90 West Broadway, New York City, and the factory in Passaic, New Jersey. In the same year, production of steam automobiles began.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015020158203&seq=173|title= Prescott|date=1904-01-01|publisher= English and American steam carriages and traction engines |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89090513656&seq=127 |title= Prescott|date=1904-01-01|publisher= The automobile, a practical treatise on the construction of modern motor cars steam petrol, electric and petrol-electric. Based on Lavergne’s L’automobile sur route. Special ed. enl. with 804 illus., 8 full-page plates and an addendum v.2 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref> The brand name of the vehicles was Prescott. Production ended in 1905.
== Prescott Steam Carriage ==
== Prescott Steam Carriage ==
The first car offered by the firm was simply known as the “Prescott Steam Carriage” or the “Prescott Combination Carriage” and the body styles were described as “touring cars” although this styled differed significantly from later cars that would be known by the same name. The Steam Carriage weighed 1050 pound had a wheelbase of 66 inches and wire wheels. The boiler was a 16 inch fire tube dry plate type. It had a 2 7/8inch bore and a 4 inch stroke and the steam pressure was rated at 200 pounds. Horsepower for the car was 4 1/2.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Automobile Review and Automobile News |date=June 15, 1902 |pages=124}}</ref> It had a 10 gallon gas tank and a 35 gallon water tank. The advertised range of the car was 100 miles for gas and 40 for water. <ref>{{Cite book |title=The Horseless Age |date=August 21, 1901 |volume=8, No 21}}</ref> It was capable of either seating two or four people. The front of the car could fold out to expose two more seats, and could be hidden when not in use. The listed price for late 1901 was $1000<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal |date=October 1, 1901 |volume=VI, No. 4 |pages=56}}</ref>
The first car offered by the firm was simply known as the “Prescott Steam Carriage” or the “Prescott Combination Carriage” and the body styles were described as “touring cars” although this styled differed significantly from later cars that would be known by the same name. The Steam Carriage weighed 1050 pound had a wheelbase of 66 inches and wire wheels. The boiler was a 16 inch fire tube dry plate type. It had a 2 7/8inch bore and a 4 inch stroke and the steam pressure was rated at 200 pounds. Horsepower for the car was 4 1/2.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Automobile Review and Automobile News |date=June 15, 1902 |pages=124}}</ref> It had a 10 gallon gas tank and a 35 gallon water tank. The advertised range of the car was 100 miles for gas and 40 for water. <ref>{{Cite book |title=The Horseless Age |date=August 21, 1901 |volume=8, No 21}}</ref> four front of the car could fold out to expose two more seats and could be hidden when not in use. The listed price for late 1901 was $1000<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal |date=October 1, 1901 |volume=VI, No. 4 |pages=56}}</ref>
=== Road Trip ===
=== Road Trip ===
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
| Founded | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Founder | A. L. Prescott |
| Defunct | 1905 |
| Headquarters | New York City, |
| Products | Automobiles |
|
Production output |
unknown (1901-1905) |
The Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Company was an automobile manufacturer in Passaic, New Jersey, from 1901 to 1905.[1]
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The company was founded in 1901 by A. L. Prescott who would serve as president, and Frank F. Weston would serve as secretary.. The headquarter was located at 90 West Broadway, New York City, and the factory in Passaic, New Jersey. In the same year, production of steam automobiles began.[3][4] The brand name of the vehicles was Prescott. Production ended in 1905.
Prescott Steam Carriage
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The first car offered by the firm was simply known as the “Prescott Steam Carriage” or the “Prescott Combination Carriage” and the body styles were described as “touring cars” although this styled differed significantly from later cars that would be known by the same name. The Steam Carriage weighed 1050 pound had a wheelbase of 66 inches and wire wheels. The boiler was a 16 inch fire tube dry plate type. It had a 2 7/8inch bore and a 4 inch stroke and the steam pressure was rated at 200 pounds. Horsepower for the car was 4 1/2.[5] It had a 10 gallon gas tank and a 35 gallon water tank. The advertised range of the car was 100 miles for gas and 40 for water. [6] There were two models in the range a four seat car where the front of the car could fold out to expose two more seats and could be hidden when not in use. And a two seat car which lacked the front seats. The listed price for late 1901 was $1000[7]
In 1902 A. L. Prescott would drive his car on one of the earliest long distance trips. It was reported that over the course of 16 days he drove his car over 2000 miles and 196 on his last day of the trip. The car reportedly ran well and did not cost anything for repairs. After the trip was car was kept in regular use and ran over 50 miles a day.[8]
- ^ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
p.1246 - ^ “Prescott”. Prescott. 1904-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ “Prescott”. English and American steam carriages and traction engines. 1904-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ “Prescott”. The automobile, a practical treatise on the construction of modern motor cars steam petrol, electric and petrol-electric. Based on Lavergne’s L’automobile sur route. Special ed. enl. with 804 illus., 8 full-page plates and an addendum v.2. 1904-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ The Automobile Review and Automobile News. June 15, 1902. p. 124.
- ^ The Horseless Age. Vol. 8, No 21. August 21, 1901.
- ^ Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal. Vol. VI, No. 4. October 1, 1901. p. 56.
- ^ The Automobile And Motor Review. July 5, 1902. p. 17.
