National Cycle and Automobile Co. Ltd.
1899 - 1902

National Cycle's Locomobile Steamer, the first automobile used by the Toronto Post Office.

The National Cycle & Automobile Company, a conglomerate of American and Canadian Bicycles companies, was put in direct competition with the Canada Cycle & Motor Co. (CCM) in order to control the Canadian market. 

National was headed by Windsorite and owner of the Canadian Typograph Co., Fred S. Evans, U.S. Bicycle and auto tycoon Col. Albert Pope, and president of American Bicycle, A.G. Spalding.

Late in 1899 the company leased space in Hamilton, Ontario, and on February 26, 1900, it opened its Toronto showroom where its most popular display was the Locomobile Steamer (pictured left.)

During the summer of 1900, however, National Cycle ironically sold out to CCM due to intense competition. CCM operated National Cycle as a separate entity through to 1902 (where the Locomobile Steamer saw some success) before it entirely absorbed the company.