AO Smith Corporation

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AO Smith Corporation

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founding November 11, 1916
Seat Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA
Number of employees 10,600
Website www.aosmith.com
As of December 31, 2011

AO Smith Corporation is a US company.

prehistory

Charles Jeremiah Smith founded Charles J. Smith-Machinists in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , in 1874 . When two of his sons later helped out, the company's name was changed to CJ Smith and Sons . From 1899 frames for bicycles were made . Around the turn of the century, some automobiles were made, but they remained prototypes and were not marketed. In 1902 chassis for cars were added. The client was initially Peerless Motor Car Corporation , later Cadillac , Oldsmobile and Packard .

One of the sons, Arthur O. Smith, changed its name to AO Smith Company in 1904 . In 1914, the production rights for the Wall Auto Wheel were acquired by AW Wall from England . This drive unit has been revised and sold in the thousands. The American Motor Vehicle Company used it to power their four-wheeled vehicles. AO Smith took over the rights to this vehicle.

Company history

The company was founded on November 11, 1916 in the same city as a successor company. In the same month the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Smith Flyer . Vehicle production ended in 1919. Briggs & Stratton continued production under its own name.

After that, the company was active in various industries. Hot water tanks were added in 1936. The company is still working in this area today.

vehicles

Smith Flyer

The Smith Flyer was a small vehicle. It had four wheels, but with the Auto Wheel a fifth wheel on the rear for propulsion.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1360 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1474 (English).

Web links

Commons : AO Smith Corporation  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Company Profile from December 31, 2011 ( Memento from June 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed on February 23, 2019)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Company information (PDF; English, accessed on February 23, 2019)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1360 (English).
  4. ↑ www.opencorporates.com (accessed February 23, 2019)
  5. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1474 (English).