My question is regarding accessories for the Stanley Steamer such as a fuel or water can. Did the Stanley Brothers manufacture a fuel or water can that went with the car?
I’m not aware that the Stanley factory ever supplied fuel or water cans with their cars. In the case of water the cars typically had a steam syphon and short length of hose for filling the water tank. The hose could be dropped in a horse trough or stream, the steam turned on, and in a minute or so the water tank was filled to overflowing. So generally there wasn’t need for a water can. Stanleys originally ran on gasoline but later on kerosene. The pumps of those days were the tower type with the glass reservoir at the top. The glass was hand-pumped full of fuel then the fuel hose was put in the car’s tank. When the fuel hose valve was opened the fuel flowed from the glass reservoir into the car’s tank by gravity. I can tell you that five gallon cans holding steam oil were used with the cars. These were often marked with the steam oil manufacturer’s name as well as with a reference to the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. The early cans were soldered tin enclosed in a wooden crate for str
