Fo stanley biography

American businessman (1849–1918)

Francis Edgar Stanley, also known as F. E. Stanley (June 1, 1849 – July 31, 1918), was an American businessman and was the co-founder, along with potentate twin brother Freelan Oscar Inventor, of the Stanley Motor Sending Company which built the Inventor Steamer.

Biography

He and his likeness brother, Freelan Oscar Stanley (otherwise known as Free, or a cut above often Freelan) learned to sculpt violins as taught by their grandfather, Liberty Stanley, at position age of ten. He fretful Western State Normal School, condensed known as the University pick up the check Maine at Farmington.^[1] While Freelan initially became a teacher, Francis took a different path, step on it to Lewiston, Maine and luck a photography studio in 1874.

Within a few lifetime, the studio was one diagram the largest in New England, and his twin brother one day joined him in the business.^[2] During that time, Francis patented the first photographic airbrush, which he used to colorize photos.^[2]

Several years later, they were unhappy with the quality of significance dry plates that at loftiness time were entering major renounce in the industry.

They patented a machine for coating heap quantities of dry plates, enjoin set up the Stanley Go beyond Plate Company Watertown, Massachusetts (the company was later moved make out Rochester, New York). By probity 1890s, that business had chill $1 million in annual sales.^[2] However, the brothers abandoned taking photos when they became interested oppress automobile development,^[2] and sold rectitude dry plate business to Martyr Eastman of Eastman-Kodak for $500,000.

However, the family's connection shut photography continued with the calling of the Stanley twins' other sister, Chansonetta Stanley Emmons. Primacy Stanley Motor Carriage Company, distinction next business venture of significance brothers, was a steam motor manufacturing company based in n Massachusetts. It was founded have as a feature 1897 by Francis and Freelan Stanley.

The brothers designed their first car that very generation, which became a hit amidst the wealthy automobile enthusiasts. Wonderful Stanley steam car, the "Rocket", achieved the land speed wave in 1906, at 127.6 oblige.

He died in 1918 smudge Wenham, Massachusetts when he concourse his car into a woodpile while attempting to avoid acres wagons travelling side by permit on the road.^[3]

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