National Sewing Machine Company

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National Sewing Machine Company
legal form Company
founding 1886
resolution 1957
Seat Belvidere , Illinois , USA
Branch Sewing machines , bicycles , automobiles

Eldredge from 1904

National Sewing Machine Company was an American company.

Company history

The company was based in Belvidere , Illinois . It manufactured sewing machines from 1886 . In 1894 bicycles were added called Belvidere . From 1901 there was a contract with Oscar Friedman of the Friedman Automobile Company for the production of motor vehicles for him. In April 1903 Friedman filed a lawsuit because delivery was no longer possible. From 1903 onwards the company produced its own automobiles , which were marketed as Eldredge . B. Eldredge was the company's president at the time. In 1906, car production ended after around 300 vehicles.

In 1953 there was a merger with the Free Sewing Machine Company and in 1957 the company was dissolved.

Motor vehicles

The vehicles were similar to the model for Friedman. They had a two-cylinder engine . The engine output was initially given as 8 HP and in 1906 with 10 HP. The engine was mounted under the seat and drove the rear axle via a chain. The chassis had a wheelbase of 173 cm . The open structure as a runabout offered space for two people. It was initially steered with a steering lever and from 1905 on with a steering wheel . Both control elements were arranged on the left. So it was an early left-hand drive issue .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1903 8 HP 2 8th 173 Runabout 2-seater
1904-1905 8 HP 2 8th 173 Runabout 2-seater
1906 10 HP 2 10 173 Runabout 2-seater

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. 524 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 488 (English).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ AZ of American Sewing Machine Manufacturers (accessed January 27, 2018)
  2. ↑ National Sewing Machine Company (accessed January 27, 2018)
  3. ↑ 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. 524 (English).
  4. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 488 (English).