Morton Motor Works

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Morton Motor Works
legal form
founding 1904
resolution 1905
Seat San Jose , California , USA
management
  • Raleigh A. Morton
  • Bert E. Knapp
Branch Mechanical engineering , automobiles

Morton Motor Works was a US company in the mechanical engineering sector and manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Raleigh A. Morton and his partner ran the company as a mechanical workshop. The seat was in San José , California . In 1904 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Morton . Production ended in 1905. A second source confirms the production period for passenger cars from 1904 to 1905 .

The partners then separated. After that, Knapp continued to work in the automotive industry. First he founded the Knapp Manufacturing Company , but only produced a prototype . He later worked for the Sunset Automobile Company and the Victory Motor Car Company.

Products

No details are available on the automobiles.

The company also manufactured gasoline engines and machines for pumps.

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 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. 203 (English).