Western Tool Works (automobile company)
Western Tool Works was a pioneering brass era automobile manufacurer in Galesburg, Illinois.
Western in 1905 produced the Gale Model A, an open roadster, for sale at US$500. It came standard with a 5×6-inch (127×152mm) water cooled engine, chain drive, 34 in (86 cm) elliptic springs, 28×3-inch (71 ×7.6 cm) spoke wheels with tube tires, and repair kit.[1]
The same year, Western offered the US$650 Gale Model B. It also used the standard 5×6-inch (127×152mm) water cooled engine, chain drive, 34 in (86 cm) elliptic springs, 28×3-inch (71 ×7.6 cm) spoke wheels and tube tires, and repair kit.[2] It offered available leather buggy top, clincher tires, horn, and brass headlights.[3]
Also in 1907, Western offered the US$1250 Gale Model K-7, which had 26 hp ( kW) and a folding soft top.[4]
Notes
Sources
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.51.
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