Des Moines Automobile Company

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Des Moines Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution after 1902
Seat Des Moines , Iowa , USA
management WF Pillsbury
Branch Automobiles

Des Moines Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Des Moines , Iowa , in January 1902 . CB Paul was president and his brother JE Paul was secretary. WF Pillsbury became the new president after just one month, and WE Stone was also active in the company. They planned the production of automobiles with electric and gasoline engines . The idea with electric cars was not implemented. The brand name was Des Moines . Production came to a standstill towards the end of the same year. The company existed longer as a car workshop.

It is not known how many vehicles were made. In 1910 three vehicles were still registered in Des Moines.

One source sees the Des Moines Cycle Company from 1894 to 1899 as a predecessor company. However, the owner names Riddell and Mitchell do not match.

vehicles

The vehicles had a single cylinder engine . It was mounted under the seats and drove the rear axle via a chain. Was steered with a steering lever. The motorette version offered space for two people. Stanhope and Tonneau were a little taller. In addition, an imperial is called.

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. 430 (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. 425 (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. 430 (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. 425 (English).
  3. ↑ Bicycle Shops Of Des Moines, Iowa, And The Polk County Area 1889 to 2011 (accessed December 23, 2017)