United States Mobile & Power Company

United States Mobile & Power Company
legal form	Company
founding	1901
resolution	1902
Seat	Worcester , Massachusetts , USA
management	William E. Taft
Branch	Automobiles

United States Mobile & Power Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

William E. Taft of Boston made a steam car in 1901 . He then founded the company in Worcester , Massachusetts . He started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Taft . In September 1901, The Automobile Magazine reported on its vehicles. In October 1901 he drove through Massachusetts to sell shares. He then bought the Arriston Bicycle Company factory in Westborough . In January 1902 he moved production there. But already in February 1902 there were problems with mortgages. Taft moved back to Worcester. Everything was auctioned in May 1902. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

Only steam cars were on offer. An illustration shows a runabout .

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. 1453 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 1453 (English).
2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 279 (English).