It was marketed as “the car of silence” due to the unique Knight engine, as stated in their 1913 ad below.

Lyons-Knight logo.
Lyons-Knight logo.
Lyons-Atlas "Lyons-Knight" LK crest.
Lyons-Atlas “Lyons-Knight” LK crest.
1914 Lyons-Knight brochure cover. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)
1914 Lyons-Knight brochure cover. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)
Lyons-Atlas factory in 1914. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)
Lyons-Atlas factory in 1914. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)
1913 Lyons-Atlas "Lyons-Knight" car ad.
1913 Lyons-Atlas “Lyons-Knight” car ad.