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| Company type | Automobile Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Luxury and sports cars |
| Founded | 1898 (F. B. Stearns & Co.) |
| Founder | Frank Ballou Stearns Raymond M. Owen Ralph L. Owen |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Fate | Sold to J.N. Willys in 1925 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | F. B. Stearns F. M. Stearns R. M. Owen R. L. Owen G. W. Booker J.N. Willys H. J. Leonard J. F. Trumble Barney Oldfield |
| Products | Automobiles Automotive parts |
Production output | 43,559 (1900-1929) |
| Footnotes / references Pioneer in sleeve-valve engines | |
F. B. Stearns and Company, later known as F. B. Stearns Company was an American manufacturer of luxury cars in Cleveland, Ohio marketed under the brand names Stearns from 1900 to 1911 then Stearns-Knight from 1911 until 1929.