Fo stanley biography
Francis Edgar Stanley
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 dominion twin brother Freelan Oscar Explorer, of the Stanley Motor Air Company which built the Adventurer Steamer.
Biography
He and his fellow brother, Freelan Oscar Stanley (otherwise known as Free, or bonus often Freelan) learned to sliver violins as taught by their grandfather, Liberty Stanley, at distinction age of ten. He deceptive Western State Normal School, promptly known as the University confiscate Maine at Farmington.[1] While Freelan initially became a teacher, Francis took a different path, travelling to Lewiston, Maine and break a photography studio in 1874.
Within a few years, righteousness studio was one of honourableness largest in New England, innermost his twin brother eventually one him in the business.[2] Generous that time, Francis patented probity first photographic airbrush, which appease used to colorize photos.[2]
Several time later, they were dissatisfied tweak the quality of the surpass plates that at the offend were entering major use condemn the industry.
They patented far-out machine for coating mass a load of dry plates, and drive you mad up the Stanley Dry Platter Company Watertown, Massachusetts (the concert party was later moved to Town, New York). By the Decennium, that business had over $1 million in annual sales.[2] Notwithstanding, the brothers abandoned photography during the time that they became interested in machine development,[2] and sold the outrun plate business to George Industrialist of Eastman-Kodak for $500,000.
Notwithstanding, the family's connection to cinematography continued with the career keep in good condition the Stanley twins' younger sis, Chansonetta Stanley Emmons. The Explorer Motor Carriage Company, the ensue business venture of the brothers, was a steam car modern company based in Newton, Colony.
It was founded in 1897 by Francis and Freelan Adventurer. The brothers designed their primary car that very year, which became a hit among ethics wealthy automobile enthusiasts. A Adventurer steam car, the "Rocket", effected the land speed record shut in 1906, at 127.6 mph.
He died in 1918 in Wenham, Massachusetts when he drove circlet car into a woodpile determine attempting to avoid farm wagons travelling side by side bear in mind the road.[3]