Holsman automobile company
The Holsman Automobile Company was one of the smaller companies, operating for almost eight full years, and producing approximately 2,500 high wheel vehicles, which were subsequently considered the “Cadillac” of the high wheelers.
In the case of the HACo, they did maintain some records, but these records were practically all destroyed following H. K. Holsman’s death.
The importance of the Holsman high wheel automobile in automotive history has been noted by the English Automotive historian, G. H. Georgano, in his book, CARS 1886-1930, by means of the following two statements: On page 65, More than 75 manufacturers made these high-wheelers. The best known included the HOLSMAN, the I.H.C. (International Harvester Company) and the SEARS; and on page 68, The Chicago based Holsman Automobile Co., was the pioneer maker of High Wheelers, and it was their success between 1902 and 1906 that led numerous other companies to get in on the act.
The pioneer Holsman was so successful, that by 1905 the high wheel Culver, La Petite, Palmer and Jewell, had joined the Holsman in the marketplace. By 1907, there were a total of 15 companies producing high wheel automobiles in the United States, 31 in 1908, and the number of companies reached a peak of 41 in 1909. Just as sharp as the rise, came the decline. Twenty-four in 1910, nine in 1911, and four in 1912.
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Holsman automobile company
The Holsman Automobile Company was one of the smaller companies, operating for almost eight full years, and producing approximately 2,500 high wheel vehicles, which were subsequently considered the “Cadillac” of the high wheelers.
In the case of the HACo, they did maintain some records, but these records were practically all destroyed following H. K. Holsman’s death.
The importance of the Holsman high wheel automobile in automotive history has been noted by the English Automotive historian, G. H. Georgano, in his book, CARS 1886-1930, by means of the following two statements: On page 65, More than 75 manufacturers made these high-wheelers. The best known included the HOLSMAN, the I.H.C. (International Harvester Company) and the SEARS; and on page 68, The Chicago based Holsman Automobile Co., was the pioneer maker of High Wheelers, and it was their success between 1902 and 1906 that led numerous other companies to get in on the act.
The pioneer Holsman was so successful, that by 1905 the high wheel Culver, La Petite, Palmer and Jewell, had joined the Holsman in the marketplace. By 1907, there were a total of 15 companies producing high wheel automobiles in the United States, 31 in 1908, and the number of companies reached a peak of 41 in 1909. Just as sharp as the rise, came the decline. Twenty-four in 1910, nine in 1911, and four in 1912.
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