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Steam Motors, Inc. worked from the back of a public garage in Newton, MA in the late 1930s. Erik Delling and William Lamken were the mechanical people and Gilbert Stevenson, a 24-year-old Yale graduate provided the finances.

The eight press photographs below document some of their activities.

Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Two Ton Truck, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Two Ton Truck, Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Cylinder Casting, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Cylinder Casting, Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Piston and crosshead crankshaft, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Piston and crosshead crankshaft, Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Front Door, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Press Photograph, June 1, 1938, Front Door,  Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Eight Cylinder Engine Front Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Eight Cylinder Engine , Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Steam Truck Dash Board, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Steam Truck Dash Board, , Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Two Cylinder Engine, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Two Cylinder Engine,, Reverse

Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938, Front Steam Motors, Inc. Erik Delling, Newton, MA, June 1938,  Reverse

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