Holsman Automobile Company

Overview
Manufacturer	Holsman Automobile Company
Production	1901-10
Body and chassis
Body style	high wheeler
Powertrain
Transmission	rope drive belt

The Holsman Automobile Company was an early United States automobile manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois, between 1901 and 1910. Founded by Henry K. Holsman, the company produced a high wheeler automobile.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Display models

The Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has a 1902 Holsman on display.
A 1902 Holsman is on display at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands.
A 1902 model is on display at the Island County Historical museum in Coupeville, Washington State, USA.
A 1903 model is on display at the Automovil Club Argentino, Buenos Aires.
A 1904 model is on display at the Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum.
A 1905 model is on display at the Gryf Technical Museum in Dąbrówka, Poland.^[7]
A 1907 model is on display at the Southward Car Museum in New Zealand.
Another 1907 model is held at the Burwell Museum in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly the only 1907 Holsman in the UK.
A third 1907 Model 3 is located at the Des Chutes Historical Center in Bend, Oregon. Believed to the first automobile in the town, it was being restored to running condition as of November 2015.^[8]
A 1908 model is on display at the Technical museum of Vadim Zadorogny in Arkhangelskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
A 1908 model is currently^[when?] being restored by students enrolled in the Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College.
A 1908 model is part of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection.
A 1909 Holsman is on display at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
One example can be seen at the Cloud County Historical Museum in Concordia, Kansas.
There is one on display at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry.
There is one on display at the Kittitas County Museum in Ellensburg, WA

Gallery

Nameplate of phare (left headlamp) Besnard № 833 Paris (1908 model)
Starter crank (1908 model)
Nameplate (1908 model)

References

^ Perschbacher, Gerald (2010-03-25), "High times for the highwheeler: as America's first great highwheeler, the Holsman was hard to beat", Old Cars Weekly, F+W Media, Inc: 16(1), ISSN 0048-1637
^ Henry K. Holsman; Parlette, Ralph, 1870- (1922), Giant We-the-People and Judge Landis' awardMicroform, Chicago Parlette-Padget, retrieved 13 May 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale", PRWeb Newswire, Vocus PRW Holdings LLC, 2011-12-21, retrieved 13 May 2017
^ Unidentified (1908), Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 13 May 2017
^ "THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY". The Sydney Mail And New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXXVIII, , no. 2487. New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ "MOTOR BUGGIES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 553. New South Wales, Australia. 27 April 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ http://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,98579,21648259,to-najstarszy-zarejestrowany-w-polsce-samochod-ma-112-lat.html
^ Wade, Jennifer (November 9, 2015). "Bend's oldest car is getting a big tune-up". KTVZ-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

External links

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[1] Perschbacher, Gerald (2010-03-25), "High times for the highwheeler: as America's first great highwheeler, the Holsman was hard to beat", Old Cars Weekly, F+W Media, Inc: 16(1), ISSN 0048-1637

[2] Henry K. Holsman; Parlette, Ralph, 1870- (1922), Giant We-the-People and Judge Landis' awardMicroform, Chicago Parlette-Padget, retrieved 13 May 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale", PRWeb Newswire, Vocus PRW Holdings LLC, 2011-12-21, retrieved 13 May 2017

[4] Unidentified (1908), Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 13 May 2017

[5] "THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY". The Sydney Mail And New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXXVIII, , no. 2487. New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[6] "MOTOR BUGGIES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 553. New South Wales, Australia. 27 April 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] ttp://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,98579,21648259,to-najstarszy-zarejestrowany-w-polsce-samochod-ma-112-lat.html

[bend-8] Wade, Jennifer (November 9, 2015). "Bend's oldest car is getting a big tune-up". KTVZ-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

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