Holsman Automobile Company

The Holsman Automobile Company was an early United States 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]

Overview
ManufacturerHolsman Automobile Company
Production1901-10
Body and chassis
Body stylehigh wheeler
Powertrain
Transmissionrope drive belt

Display models
  • 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 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 is currently being restored by students enrolled in the Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College.
  • 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
  • Nameplate of phare (left headlamp) Besnard № 833 Paris (1908 model)
  • Starter crank (1908 model)
  • Nameplate (1908 model)

References
  1. Perschbacher, Gerald (2010-03-25), "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
  2. Henry K. Holsman; Parlette, Ralph, 1870- (1922), Giant We-the-People and Judge Landis' awardMicroform, Chicago Parlette-Padget, retrieved 13 May 2017CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale", PRWeb Newswire, Vocus PRW Holdings LLC, 2011-12-21, retrieved 13 May 2017
  4. Unidentified (1908), Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 13 May 2017
  5. "THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. LXXXVIII (2487). New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "MOTOR BUGGIES". The Sydney Morning Herald (22, 553). New South Wales, Australia. 27 April 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Gondek, Bartosz (18 April 2017). "To najstarszy zarejestrowany w Polsce samochód. Ma 112 lat!". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  8. Wade, Jennifer (November 9, 2015). "Bend's oldest car is getting a big tune-up". KTVZ-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2015.


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