Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — AUTO-LOCOMOTIVE TOY IS CONSTRUCTED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AUTO-LOCOMOTIVE TOY IS CONSTRUCTED

A. F. Sternad, designing engineer, conceived the idea that there were many tilings in common between the automobile and the locomotive. He worked at odd moments for four years and finally completed the toy shown in the illustration, every part of which serves a practical purpose, at a cost of SIO,OOO. It contains over 500 pounds of gluminum, is capable or 60 miles per hour and works on the principle of a locomotive throughout, except that it is driven by a Reutenberg motor. .

ALMOST EXACT IMITATION OF LOCOMOTIVE.