S. Reese Machine Tool Works

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S. Reese Machine Tool Works
legal form
founding 1888
resolution 1970
Seat Plymouth , Pennsylvania , USA
management Reese
Branch vehicles

S. Reese Machine Tool Works was an American manufacturer of vehicles . Another source uses the notation S. Reese Machine & Tool Works . In addition, the Reese Bicycle Works is mentioned for the bicycle production.

Company history

Sephaniah Reese founded the company in Plymouth , Pennsylvania in 1888 . He made bicycles that were marketed as Reese and Shawnee . In 1884 work began on an automobile that was finished in 1887 or 1888. Further developments dragged on until 1899. Until 1904 he sold a few automobiles. The brand name was Reese .

In addition, gasoline , electric and steam engines , power transmissions and other parts for vehicles were created. Reese also operated the first gas station in the area, selling Abbott-Detroit , Cadillac , Lambert , Regal and Schacht vehicles . During World War I and World War II , Reese made parts for the military. Sephaniah Reese died in 1944. His sons ran the company until it was dissolved in 1970.

vehicles

The first vehicle was a tricycle with a single front wheel. The engine drove the rear axle. The original engine is not known. Before 1899 a single cylinder engine described as the De Dion-Bouton type , possibly manufactured by the Lowell Motor Company , was installed. Was steered with a steering lever. This vehicle was in the company's shop window until it was closed and has been with a collector since then. However, there are also indications that this is not the first vehicle, but a later one from around 1899.

Nothing is known about the following vehicles.

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. 1272-1273 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h 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. 1272-1273 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 239 (English).
  3. ↑ Report from May / June 1996 (accessed January 12, 2019)
  4. ↑ Information on Sephaniah Reese (accessed January 12, 2019)
  5. ↑ Report on the company (accessed January 12, 2019)