CompanyDudgeon was an American steam automobile company active in the middle of the 19th century.
In 1855, inventor Richard Dudgeon astounded New Yorkers by driving from his home to his place of business in a steam carriage. The noise and vibration generated by the "Red Devil Steamer" frightened horses so badly that city authorities confined it to one street.
After losing the original in a fire, Dudgeon constructed a second steamer in 1866. After encountering more opposition to the vehicle, he moved his family, and the steam carriage, to Long Island to escape city officials. Here he and his carriage became a familiar site, often with a young boy running ahead to warn travelers of the danger that followed.
Dudgeon ran the steam carriage many hundreds of miles and once covered a mile in under two minutes. Although the inventor claimed the carriage could carry 10 people at 14 m.p.h. on one barrel of anthracite coal, it was too far ahead of its time and failed to gain popular favor
The 1866 Dudgeon steam wagon is one of the earliest self-propelled road vehicles built in America. It resembles a small locomotive, but it has a steering apparatus and seats for a driver and eight passengers. Richard Dudgeon, a machinist who became known for his commercially-produced hydraulic jacks, designed and built the steam wagon because he wished to end the abuse and mistreatment of horses. He drove it on New York City streets and at his farm on Long Island. The steam wagon burned coal and ran at a top speed of 25-30 miles per hour. Dudgeon didn't patent the vehicle or build it in quantities, but he advertised his machine shop as a "maker and patentee of hydraulic jacks, punches, roller tube-expanders, direct-acting steam hammers, and steam carriages for good hard roads." The steam wagon remained in the Dudgeon family until the 1940s, when it was sold to two antique-car enthusiasts. One of these enthusiasts, Kirkland H. Gibson, donated it to the Smithsonian in 1981.
Physical DescriptionThe Dudgeon steam wagon has a horizontal boiler, firebox, smokestack, and two cylinders with drivers connected to the rear axle. The wheels are made of wood sections with iron tires. The pivoting front axle has a screw and swivel nut for the steering apparatus. Two long, narrow water tanks also served as longitudinal seats for passengers; the tanks are covered with cushions and have wooden backrests. A cocoa-fiber mat once was draped over the boiler and served as a foot rest for passengers. The driver sat on a special seat in the rear of the vehicle. The steam wagon weighs 4,500 pounds
DetailsDate Made: 1866
Locations: New York
Note: New York City, Long Island
Credit: Gift of Kirkland H. Gibson
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