Palmer Bros. Engines

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmer Bros. Engines Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1894
resolution 1970s
Seat Cos Cob , Connecticut , USA
Branch Engines , automobiles

Palmer Bros. Engines Inc. was an American manufacturer of engines and automobiles . Other company names are called Palmer Brothers and Palmer Bros .

Company history

The brothers Frank and Ray Palmer had 1894 in Mianus in Connecticut a two-stroke - gasoline engines for boats produced. It is considered the first of its kind on the east coast of the United States . Series production began in 1895. A little later, three to four pieces a week were created.

In 1899 they made an automobile. But it was not marketed. Shortly after 1900 the company moved to nearby Cos Cob near Greenwich .

From 1914 onwards, automobiles were made again. This time they were marketed as Palmer . Vehicle production ended in 1915. At that time, the company offered 30 different marine engines with outputs between 2 HP and 75 HP.

Frank Palmer died in 1944 and his brother in 1953. The company existed under different management until the early 1970s.

vehicles

The prototype from 1899 had a two-cylinder two- stroke engine .

The vehicles from 1914 to 1915 corresponded in some respects to the cyclecars in use at the time . However, they were slightly higher in the market as a Light Car , that small cars are placed. They had a water-cooled four - cylinder engine . A 69.85 mm bore and 82.55 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 1265 cm³ . The engine output was given as 12.1 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm and a track width of 107 cm . The open body offered space for two people next to each other. A Bear-Cat Type Roadster for $ 325 and a Stream-Line Roadster for $ 350 are named. Electric light was part of the standard equipment. The maximum speed was given as 64 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. 1146 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1178 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prospectus of the company from 1919 (accessed November 24, 2018)
  2. ^ Prospectus of the company from 1927 (English, accessed on November 24, 2018)
  3. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1178 (English).
  4. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 220 (English).
  5. ↑ 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. 1146 (English).