Columbia Engineering Works

Columbia Engineering Works
legal form
founding	1901
resolution	1905
Seat	Brooklyn , New York , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Columbia Engineering Works was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Brooklyn , New York in 1901 . The production of automobiles began. Initially, Arthur J. Herschmann was the client. The brand name was therefore Herschmann . Because no more orders came from Herschmann after 1903, the company developed its own model. This was marketed as Columbia from 1904 to 1905 . In August 1905 an automobile magazine reported the end of production.

There were other US manufacturers of Columbia vehicles : Columbia Automobile Company , Columbian Electric Vehicle Company , Columbia Motors Company, and Columbia Carriage Company .

vehicles

Brand name Herschmann

The vehicles were steam cars . Most of them were commercial vehicles . In addition, one or two passenger cars were built .

Brand name Columbia

The steam cars were offered as passenger cars and as commercial vehicles.

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. 361 and p. 700 (English).

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. 361 and p. 700 (English).