Holsman Automobile Company Explained
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]
Display models
- 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- A fourth 1907 model is on display at McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation in McPherson, Kansas. It was sold by a historic dealership in McPherson and decades later restored by the McPherson College Auto Restoration Department.
- 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.
External links
Notes and References
- Perschbacher, Gerald . High times for the highwheeler: as America's first great highwheeler, the Holsman was hard to beat . Old Cars Weekly . 2010-03-25 . F+W Media, Inc . 16(1) . 0048-1637.
- 1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale . PRWeb Newswire . 2011-12-21 . Vocus PRW Holdings LLC . 13 May 2017.
- News: THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY. . . LXXXVIII . 2487 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 July 1909 . 13 May 2017 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: MOTOR BUGGIES. . . 22,553 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 April 1910 . 13 May 2017 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: To najstarszy zarejestrowany w Polsce samochód. Ma 112 lat! . wyborcza.pl . Bartosz . Gondek . pl . 18 April 2017 . 2019-08-27.
- Web site: Wade. Jennifer. November 9, 2015. Bend's oldest car is getting a big tune-up. KTVZ-TV. November 10, 2015. May 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524001645/http://www.ktvz.com/news/bends-oldest-car-is-getting-a-big-tuneup/36356404. dead.
