Harvey A. Moyer
Harvey Allen Moyer | |
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Born | 1853 |
Died | October 9, 1935 (aged 82) |
Occupation(s) | Carriage Builder, Auto Manufacturer |
Spouse | Rosamond Wilcox |
Children | Bert W. Moyer who married Edna Cholet Maude Moyer who married architect Ward Wellington Ward |
Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876.[1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908[2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland.[3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10
Moyer inventions
[edit]Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes:[1]
- 1882: Hub-boring machine
- 1884: Pleasure-cart
- 1887: Spring-vehicle
- 1892: Hub-boring machine
- 1893: Folding seat for carriages
- 1893: Bolster-plate
- 1893: Spring-vehicle
- 1896: Design for a sleigh
- 1896: Hub-boring machine
- 1897: Thill-coupling (along with C. J. Graf)
- 1898: Noiseless king bolt
- 1898: Spring-vehicle
- 1899: Self-oiling axle[4]
- 1899: Moyers 30 Day Axle Grease
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents". Datamp, 2003-2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ "Moyer Heritage - Love for Autos Runs in Family". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 16, 1966.
- ^ "Moyer Antiques to Go on Sale". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 16, 1961.
- ^ "H. A. Moyer Designer builder, high grade carriages". H. A. Moyer Carriage Company, 1909. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
External links
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