Bramwell-Robinson Company

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The Bramwell-Robinson Company was an American automobile manufacturer, which was based in Hyde Park (Massachusetts) from 1899-1902 .

description

The company was founded by John T. Robinson as an investor and WC Bramwell and his son CC Bramwell who were responsible for the technical part. Originally it produced paper making machines. When the Bramwells approached Robinson with the design for a light, three-wheeled automobile, he decided to start a small production. The vehicle called Sociable had a 3 hp (2.24 kW) single cylinder engine. The power was transmitted to the rear wheel by means of a chain. It was steered by means of a vertical lever. The two-seater structure was then known as a car buggy . By the beginning of 1900 three copies were made and 25 more followed.

The Bramwells now designed two larger vehicles, both four-wheeled runabouts with single-cylinder two-stroke engines. Model A with 5 hp (3.73 kW) cost US $ 750, Model B had a price tag of US $ 850 and developed 8 hp (5.97 kW).

In the same year there was a falling out between Robinson and the Bramwells. The latter assembled an unknown number of these vehicles until 1902 and then turned to Springfield, Ohio , where they found a company in the Springfield Automobile Company that was willing to produce a car according to their plans. It was marketed first as Springfield , then as Bramwell between 1903 and 1905 , and was based on the Bramwell-Robinson Model B.

Robinson had already founded his own company in May 1900, the John T. Robinson & Company . Their first model, a two-cylinder, also made use of elements from the Bramwell-Robinsons.

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. 141 (English).