Frank Mossberg Company

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Frank Mossberg Company
legal form Company
founding 1899
resolution 1927
Reason for dissolution reorganization
Seat Attleboro , Massachusetts , USA
management Frank Mossberg
Number of employees 200
Branch Mechanical engineering , automobiles
Status: 1900

Frank Mossberg Company was an American company in the mechanical engineering sector and manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Frank Mossberg founded the company in Providence , Rhode Island in 1899 . In 1900 he moved to Attleboro , Massachusetts . At first it made bicycle bells. Around 1900 there were 200 employees who produced 250,000 pieces per year. In 1899 Mossberg designed a prototype of an automobile . In 1900 he announced the production. Between 1900 and 1901 he made two vehicles. At least one was sold. The brand name was Mossberg . In later years, accessories were made for the automotive industry.

In 1927 a reorganization led to the APCO-Mossberg Company . An Apco Mossberg Co has existed since December 8, 1937. The Apco Mossberg Torque Tool & Mfg. cites the Frank Mossberg Company as the original company. This company was active in Attleboro from October 26, 2009 to June 30, 2017.

Motor vehicles

The prototype from 1899 was an electric car . The series vehicles should also have electric motors .

In fact, from 1900 the vehicles had petrol engines . The original price was 1,500 US dollars .

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. 1005 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i 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. 1005 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 204 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d Alloy Artifacts: The Frank Mossberg Company (accessed November 3, 2018)
  4. ↑ www.opencorporates.com on Apco Mossberg Co (English, accessed on November 3, 2018)
  5. ↑ Apco Mossberg Torque Tool & Mfg. (English, accessed November 3, 2018)
  6. ↑ www.opencorporates.com to Apco Mossberg Torque Tool & Mfg. (English, accessed November 3, 2018)