Danville Foundry and Machine Company

Danville Foundry and Machine Company
legal form	Company
founding	1884
resolution	1915
Seat	Danville , Illinois , USA
management	Robert Holmes
Branch	Automobiles

Danville Foundry and Machine Company was an American company.

Company history

Robert Holmes founded the company in Danville , Illinois in 1884 . At first he manufactured threshing machines and other agricultural implements. His younger brother Grant joined the company in 1893. In the course of time, first the sale and repair of bicycles and later the sale of automobiles were added. In 1902 the company also produced its own automobiles. The brand name was Holmes . In 1905 the younger brother Sherman also joined the company.

In 1915 the company was taken over by Robert Holmes & Brothers .

There were no links with the other US manufacturers of Holmes automobiles : Holmes , Holmes Motor Vehicle Company, and Holmes Automobile Company .

vehicles

Only steam cars were on offer .

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. 710 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} 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. 710 (English).
2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 145 (English).