page_title: Jackson Automobile Company
section_title: Jaxon
hierarchical_section_title: Jackson Automobile Company / Jaxon
caption_attribution_description: English: The image is of a 1903 Jaxon Steam Surrey Automobile produced by the Jackson Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan. The image is from an advertisement. The scan comes from the google books archive: Title Automobile trade journal, Volume 7 Publisher Chilton Company, 1903 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Apr 27, 2006
context_page_description: The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, as well as the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo.
context_section_description: Carter further developed his automobile, eventually patenting a 3-cylinder steam engine of 6 horsepower. This became the basis of the 1903 Jaxon automobile. All Jaxons were steam-powered, with the Jackson name reserved for the gasoline-powered cars. There were two models on offer: the $975 Model A riding on a 72" wheelbase, and the $800 Model B on a 7" shorter wheelbase. Advertisements proclaimed that "steam is reliable and easily understood".
caption: 1903 Jaxon Steam Car
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