Re: Overman automobile steam pump
Posted by:
scott jamieson (IP Logged)
Date: November 26, 2004 07:39PM
<HTML>Dear Gary,
Peter Wuringer kindly forwarded this email to me. I just sent Peter a complete package of Overman Victor steam pump info including drawings and patent copies. The Overman 'Victor' used two pumps; one for water and one for air. This automobile had a pressed steel body not a wooden one like the Stanley and Locomobile!! By 1903 Locomobile had control of the Overman firm and one of the patents they utilized was the one for the Victor pumps. They must have made money from it as they managed to get it re-issued. They were then selling it as a retro-fit to any steam car owner who wished to fit one which is probably how it came to be on your Stanley. Incidently, the design of the car, the pumps and many other facets and accessories for the Overman Company were all designed and patented by James Herbert Bullard of Springfield, MA 1842-1914 which is how I came into all this information. I have written two books on the firearms of J.H. Bullard (Bullard Arms in 1988 and Bullard Firearms 2002 which includes his pioneering automotive work in conjunction with A.H. Overman of Victor Bicycle fame. If you require more info feel free to ask. Happy Thanksgiving.
Scott</HTML>