1903 Prescott Runabout
The Prescott Automobile Manufactur-ing Co. of Passaic, New Jersey produced steam-powered cars from 1901 to 1905 as a sideline to its stove and shoe polish business. A Prescott won the gold medal in the 1902 New York to Boston Reliability Run; a first at Clifton, N.J., and first in the Mt. Washington Hillclimb of 1904. In 1905 at Eagle Rock Hill climb, a $1,200 Prescott beat a $2,500 White Steamer by 10.4 seconds.
Specifications: two-passenger runabout;
engine two-cylinder vertical steam, 7.5 hp.
Accession no. 1988L02.
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