Elmore Manufacturing Company
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Elmore Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of veteran and
automobiles and bicycles (1893–97),[1] headquartered at 504 Amanda Street,[2] Clyde, Ohio, from 1893 until 1912. The company took its name from a small parcel of land in Clyde with the name Elmore associated with it where a stave mill was established originally, then evolved into bicycle production.[3] The village of Elmore, Ohio is located 20 mi (32.2 km) to the east. Founded by Harmon Von Vechten Becker and his two sons, James and Burton, the Elmore used a two-stroke engine design, in straight twin or single-cylinder versions. They later produced a straight-3 followed by a straight-4 beginning in 1906 until production ended in 1912. The company advertising slogan was "The Car That Has No Valves", referring to the two-stroke engine.[3]
History
Crawford museum
in ClevelandThe first car was offered in 1900 with two body styles seating either two or four passengers with a single cylinder engine producing 6 hp with a 62" wheelbase. The roadster was listed for
US$850 ($28,824 in 2023 dollars [4]
), making it one of the least-expensive vehicles on the market. The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 6.5 hp (4.8 kW). A 2-speed transmission was fitted. The car weighed 1050 lb (476 kg).
The Elmore Runabout was next in line. It could seat two passengers and sold for
US$800 ($27,129 in 2023 dollars [4]). The vertically mounted Straight-twin engine
, also situated at the center of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1400 lb (635 kg).
The top model was the Elmore Tonneau. It could seat four passengers and sold for US$1400 ($47,476 in 2023 dollars [4]). The flat-mounted straight-twin was situated at the front of the car, produced 12 hp (8.9 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1500 lb (680 kg).
General Motors
In 1908, Elmore's three-cylinder two-stroke caught the attention of
Crosley Appliances.[5] In 1956, Avco sold Bendix Home Appliances to Philco.[6] The current location is now Whirlpool Corporation where Maytag, Whirlpool, and Amana
washing machines are manufactured and is the largest factory in America that manufactures washing machines.
See also
- Brass Era car
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
Bibliography
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elmore vehicles.
- ^ "From Bicycles to Automobiles" Archived 2013-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Sandusky County Scrapbook. Last updated 23 August 2001. Accessed 26 May 2013.
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.205.
- ^ ISBN 0-87341-478-0.
- ^ a b c d e 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Judson S. Sayre". 12 May 1986 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Bendix Sale by Avco to Philco Affirmed". New York Times. 1956-11-14. Retrieved 2019-04-16.