Aultman Company

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Aultman Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1905
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Canton , Ohio , USA
management Henry J. Aultman
Branch Automobiles

Aultman Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Aultman advertisement from 1904

Henry J. Aultman had made a steam car in Cincinnati , Ohio as early as 1898 . In 1901 he moved to Canton , Ohio, and started the company. As early as March 1901, the first ten vehicles that had been pre-ordered were almost ready for delivery. The brand name was Aultman . Problems arose in October 1902, but they were overcome. Production ended in September 1905 when the company went bankrupt .

vehicles

Only steam cars were offered. One illustration shows a light open two-seater with a hood. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a chain. There were also utility vehicles with steam engines , one of which was four-wheel drive.

In September 1901, a vehicle with a gasoline engine was created that remained a prototype . It had a steering lever.

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. 78 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 99. (English)

Web links

Commons : Aultman Company  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 78 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 99. (English)