Skene (automobile)

1900 Skene Steamer

Manufacturer: Skene American Automobile Co.

Factory: Lewiston, Maine

Office: Springfield, Massachusetts

Model: Model No. 1 ~ Spindle Back Runabout

Engine: Steam ~ 5 H.P. Double-acting, reversing, twin-engine type, cast in grey iron with aluminum frame and steel braces. Weight ~ less than 50 lbs.

Boiler: Upright straight tubular type, made of tempered copper with forged heads and contains 308 cold-drawn seamless copper tubes tested to 1000 lbs. cold water pressure. The working pressure of the boiler is 160 lbs., which will give a speed up to thirty miles an hour.

There are very few Maine built Skene automobiles known to exist.