Stanley Steamers use a fire-tube boiler to power the double-acting two-cylinder engine; they outsell gas vehicles from 1899 to 1905. The Doble Model C steam car debuts at the National Automobile Show.

The steam engine stands as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It didn’t just change industries—it ...

They range in size from the tiny 3 3/4-by-5-inch toy electric motor of the 1920s to the largest: a 12-by-18-inch, two-cylinder steam engine with an 8-inch flywheel that dates from the late 1800s.

Two-stroke engines in road motorcycles have become ... The hickory-framed bicycle powered by a twin-cylinder steam boiler was operated by twisting a throttle mounted to the handlebar — a ...

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...

The Belgian inventor converted a steam engine to ignite a mix ... He named it the contra engine two for how the cylinders worked in contrast. The name didn't stick, but the engine did.

so that steam only shall pass through the latter. When the engines have external cylinders, the exhaust- pipe divides into two branches. The injection tube must therefore have also two branches ...

It was very popular and quickly became known as the “Stanley Steamer” due to its quiet but powerful two-cylinder steam engine. The literature boasted it “weighs less than 400 pounds and is ...