Byron J. Carter operated a steam driven press and was a rubber stamp manufacturer.

A year later, Carter returned to Jackson after inventing and patenting a three-cylinder six-horsepower steam engine.

[1] Full production started in 1903 with a single-cylinder engine car that closely resembled the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.

Not long after full production started, Carter left the firm to create the Cartercar.

After Carter left, Jackson automobiles lacked any distinct feature, but they were well-built and long-lasting.

[3] Jackson also produced their own engines with valves in the cylinder heads and overhead camshaft.

The 1921 Princess Coupe was a hit at the Chicago Auto Show,[3] but obtaining credit was difficult during that year's recession.

There is some debate over whether this is actually a different marque of automobile produced by the company or just a Jackson model.

This gives new meaning to the term "back seat driver" because this is the actual location of the steering controls.

The winner was a specially designed six cylinder car built exclusively for racing and the Jackson stock model finishing second.

[3] By 1923 the newly formed Associated Motors Industries absorbed the Jackson Automobile Company, Dixie Flyer of Louisville and the National of Indianapolis.