Steffey pre 1900 water cooled

[sveger]

Damned I`m having a good time reading magazines from 1900.
Found this picture in an article regarding the future for motorcycles, dated May 1900 where they mention a Steffey from San Diego US with a water cooled engine as what might be the future.
I recon as this is presented as early in the year as May in 1900, Steffey played with this in 1899 too?



Sverre

http://AmericanMotorcyclesNorway.blogspot.com

[Chris Haynes]

Lots of information about them on google.

http://www.google.com/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Steffey+Motorcycle&oq=Steffey+Motorcycle&gs_l=hp.12..0.3336.11553.0.15809.18.14.0.4.4.0.373.3728.0j1j9j4.14.0...0.0...1c.1.17.psy-ab.d7PanPxL5Eg&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47883778,d.aWM&fp=e86367275e8b8f04&biw=1217&bih=808

[marsh1915hd]

Find any MARSH motorcycle stuff? I have two now!!

[sveger]

Chris, sure there is a bunch of great information regarding the Steffey, still from what I knew most seem to think they where produced from 1901 and on wards. The article from where I posted the illustration is dated early 1900, hence there is no doubt that Steffey played with cicles in the late 1800`s (my opinion).

Have not seen any Marsh related yet, seems like there is mostly European brand bikes mentioned after 1903 and on.

Sverre

http://AmericanMotorcyclesNorway.blogspot.com

[XHTC]

ANy members have a water cooled steffey they would share pictures of?
Thanks