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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Manufacturer | Holsman Automobile Company |
Production | 1901–1910 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | High wheeler |
Powertrain | |
Transmission | Rope drive |
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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.[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 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.
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Gallery
- Nameplate of phare (left headlamp) Besnard № 833 Paris (1908 model)
- Starter crank (1908 model)
- Nameplate (1908 model)
- Holsman model 3, 1905, Muzeum Gryf, Poland
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References
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External links
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