The Hokes have always been interested in not only the cars, but the
historical context in which the cars were originally sold. As such, they have accumulated a large collection of steam car advertising and ephemera.
Originally, much of it was catalogued on this website, but the breadth of material
eventually led the Hokes to move the bulk of it elsewhere online: specifically,
to their newly-founded Virtual Steam Car Museum.
While some pieces of Stanley literature will continue to be available here, we
advise you to update your primary advertising/ephemera links to the VSCM in order to take full advantage of
the material on those servers.
As a registered 501(c)(3)
non-profit, the VSCM's primary goal is accessibility-- to make these rare pieces
of history available to any hobbyist or collector through cohesive, virtual
exhibits. Not everyone has physical access to the documents, but thanks to VSCM,
many people can at least experience them in some form and learn about the cars
the pieces represent. VSCM is also dedicated to community outreach, loaning
pieces out to museums across the country to accentuate their existing
collections and exhibits. If you'd like to support the VSCM and its mission,
tax-deductable donations can be made through Paypal
here.
Of course, the Hokes are
also still collecting for the VSCM in hopes of making it the most complete
collection available!
If you or someone you know has Steam Car literature or ephemera for sale or
exhibit loan, please contact
us.
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