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A Penny Popular item from 1916 , this fictional story about the adventures of tthree comrades Jack, Sam, and Pete. Pete has a Steam Man. He appears with his own axe in both cover illustrations. Maybe he chops his own firewood?
Edward S. Ellis' first of the dime or penny magazine fictional stories that featured the "Steam Man" had a publish date of August 1868, some 7 months AFTER the first known announcement of Dederick's actual "Steam Man" in January 1868. Note: There are those who have either mistaken or mis-represented the Ellis story date for 1865, to conveniently …
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