The Holsman Automobile Company was an early American automobile manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois, between 1901 and 1910. Founded by Henry K. Holsman, the company produced a high wheeler automobile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Holsman Automobile Company |
| Production | 1901–1910 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | High wheeler |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | Rope drive |
Display models edit
- 1902 is on display in Half Moon Bay, CA. Owned by James Holsman, a descendent of Henry Holsman.
- The Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has a 1902 Holsman on display.
- A 1902 Holsman is on display at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands.
- A 1902 model is on display at the Island County Historical museum in Coupeville, Washington State, USA.
- A 1903 model is on display at the Automovil Club Argentino, Buenos Aires.
- A 1903 model is on display at the Henry Ford Museum Detroit, Michigan.
- A 1903 model is on display at the Tellus Science Museum near Cartersville, Georgia
- A 1904 model is on display at the Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum.
- A 1905 model is on display at the Gryf Technical Museum in Dąbrówka, Poland.[7]
- A 1907 model is on display at the Southward Car Museum in New Zealand.
- Another 1907 model is held at the Burwell Museum in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly the only 1907 Holsman in the UK.
- A third 1907 Model 3 is located at the Des Chutes Historical Center in Bend, Oregon. Believed to the first automobile in the town, it was being restored to running condition as of November 2015.[8]
- A 1908 model is on display at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny in Arkhangelskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
- A 1908 "Model 10" is on display at the National Truck and Auto Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
- A 1908 model has been restored by students enrolled in the Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College - first owned by Capt. Jack Clemens, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
- A 1908 model is part of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection.
- A 1909 Holsman is on display at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
- One example can be seen at the Cloud County Historical Museum in Concordia, Kansas.
- There is one on display at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry.
- There is one on display at the Kittitas County Museum in Ellensburg, WA.
Gallery edit
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Nameplate of phare (left headlamp) Besnard № 833 Paris (1908 model) -
Starter crank (1908 model) -
Nameplate (1908 model) -
Holsman model 3, 1905, Muzeum Gryf, Poland
References edit
- ^ Perschbacher, Gerald (March 25, 2010). "High times for the highwheeler: as America's first great highwheeler, the Holsman was hard to beat". Old Cars Weekly. F+W Media, Inc: 16(1). ISSN 0048-1637.
- ^ Henry K. Holsman; Parlette, Ralph, 1870- (1922), Giant We-the-People and Judge Landis' awardMicroform, Chicago Parlette-Padget, retrieved May 13, 2017
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ "1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale". PRWeb Newswire. Vocus PRW Holdings LLC. December 21, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Unidentified (1908), Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved May 13, 2017[dead link]
- ^ "THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 2487. New South Wales, Australia. July 7, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MOTOR BUGGIES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 553. New South Wales, Australia. April 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gondek, Bartosz (April 18, 2017). "To najstarszy zarejestrowany w Polsce samochód. Ma 112 lat!". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Wade, Jennifer (November 9, 2015). "Bend's oldest car is getting a big tune-up". KTVZ-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2015.Archived 2016-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
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