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Henry C. Staver died in 1907 and his son Harry B. Staver became president of Staver Carriage Company. [3] [4] [5] The company's initial Staver automobile was an 18/20- hp high wheeler, with a stanhope body. Larger, more powerful and more expensive at $1,000 (equivalent to $32,700 in 2023) than most high-wheelers, it was fully equipped with top ...
The company exhibited two cars and a van at the 1903 motor show. They were made at the Moulsham Works in Chelmsford. [24] [101] Chelmsford also built many steam buses. Chicago: US: 1905–1907: A steam car made by the Chicago Automobile Company. [24] [97] Cincinnati: US: 1903–1905: A two seat steam-powered car made by the Cincinnati ...
The Woods Motor Vehicle Company was founded on the 28th of September 1899 with a capitalization of $10,000,000. It was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey. It assumed the patents of the Fischer Equipment Company of Chicago and a factory at 110-120 East Twentieth St., Chicago with plans to upgrade another facility at 547 Wabash Avenue in ...
115 in (2921 mm) Velie was a brass era American automobile brand produced by the Velie Motors Corporation in Moline, Illinois from 1908 to 1928. The company was founded by and named for Willard Velie, a maternal grandson of John Deere. Velie founded Velie Carriage Company in 1902, which was successful, then Velie Motor Vehicle Company in 1908.
Brewster & Company was an American custom carriage and motorcar coachbuilder. James Brewster established the company in 1810 which operated for approximately 130 years. Brewster got its start in New Haven, Connecticut, and quickly gained a reputation for producing the best carriages in the country. In 1827, he set his shop at 52 Broad Street in ...
McFarlan Carriage Company was founded in 1856 by English-born John B. McFarlan (1822-1909). J. B. McFarlan's grandson, Alfred Harry McFarlan (1881-1937) conceived the idea for the McFarlan motor car and ran the McFarlan Motor Car Company throughout its nineteen years. [3][2] John B. McFarlan is credited with creating one of the earliest planned ...
The Carriage Association of America (CAA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history and traditions of carriage driving, and the preservation and restoration of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs. It is headquartered at the Kentucky Horse Park along with its sister organization, the Carriage Museum of America (CMA).
Pullman Company. The Pullman Company, [1] founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Through rapid late-19th century development of mass production and takeover of rivals, the company developed a ...