Milwaukee Automobile and Brass Specialty Company

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Rosenbauer Automobile & Power Company
Milwaukee Automobile and Brass Specialty Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1902
Seat Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA
management
  • Frederick D. Bergman
  • George A. Rosenbauer
  • William Spence
Number of employees 40
Branch Automobiles

Milwaukee Automobile and Brass Specialty Company , previously Rosenbauer Automobile & Power Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

George A. Rosenbauer left the Sanger & Rosenbauer Plating Company in 1900 . In November 1900 he announced plans to manufacture automobiles and built a vehicle that he named Rosenbauer . In January 1901 he founded the Rosenbauer Automobile & Power Company . The seat was in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Funders obtained a name change to Milwaukee Automobile and Brass Specialty Company . Frederick D. Bergman and William Spence are named as co-owners. Series production of automobiles began in September 1901. The brand name was now Milwaukee . Rosenbauer was the designer. At times the company employed 40 people. Production ended in 1902. One source cites underfunding as the reason.

Other US manufacturers of passenger cars with Milwaukee in brand names were Milwaukee Automobile Company , Milwaukee Moto Company and Milwaukee Auto Engines and Supply Company .

vehicles

There were three models on offer. What they had in common was the gasoline engine . The first thing that appeared was a vehicle that was bodied as a runabout . This was followed by a Phaeton and a light van .

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. 978 and pp. 1309-1310 (English).

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. 978 (English).
  2. Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 198 (English).
  3. a b c 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. 1309-1310 (English).