Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company

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Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company
legal form Company
founding 1875
resolution 1970s
Seat Boston , Massachusetts , USA
Branch Electrical engineering , automobiles

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Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company was an American company of electrical engineering .

Company history

Charles W. Holtzer came from Karlsruhe . In 1875 he founded the Holtzer Company . The seat was in Brookline , Massachusetts . Between 1880 and 1889 the company name was Seth W. Fuller & Holtzer when Seth W. Fuller became his partner. George E. Cabot joined in 1888. The company name changed to Fuller, Holtzer & Company . In 1889 Fuller got out. The now chosen company name, Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company , remained in existence for decades.

The company was active in the field of electrical engineering. A telephone line was operated as early as 1880.

Two automobiles were built between 1892 and 1895 . The brand name was Holtzer-Cabot . In both cases the buyer was Fiske Warren.

In 1911 a fire destroyed the plant. In 1915 the company moved to Jamaica Plain , a borough of Boston .

Holtzer died in 1927.

In 1972 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Both vehicles were electric cars .

The first vehicle was built in 1892. One source states that it was 1891, different from this. The electric motor developed 5 hp . Many parts came from London . The open body offered space for four or eight people, depending on the source. Noteworthy was the use of a steering wheel , possibly the first in automotive history.

The second vehicle was made in 1895. The engine developed 7.5 hp. Chauncey Thomas & Company manufactured the body, which was designed for six to seven people. The curb weight was given as 2313 kg. The maximum speed was 24 km / h.

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. 714 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 709 (English).

Web links

Commons : Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f 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. 714 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 709 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d e Mark Theobald: coachbuilt.com (English, accessed on April 28, 2018)
  4. ↑ a b c d Michael Reiskind: Jamaica Plain Historical Society (English, accessed April 28, 2018)
  5. ↑ a b Mechanical Music Registry Project (accessed April 28, 2018)