1910-1919

Milburn was one of the more successful makers of electric automobiles. Their cars were priced low and were light [...]

The Simplex Automobile Company built costly, ultra-high quality automobiles, first from 1915-1919 and then again from 1922-1924. The designer [...]

In 1895, Colonel Albert Pope, an early bicycle proponent and manufacturer, noticed that bicycles were losing ground to a new [...]

This custom-built car was owned by Mrs. Theodate Pope Riddle, one of America’s foremost female architects.

The Autocrat is an excellent example of an early sports car and reflects the speed, power and endurance that were [...]

The Mercer Raceabout is considered the most-prized original American sports car. Known for its advanced design, magnificent handling, and high speed, these cars won five of six races they entered in 1911.

Originally from Maine, identical twin brothers Francis and Freelan Stanley were born inventors. Their Newton, Massachusetts-based Stanley Motor Carriage Company [...]

For many rural Americans in the early 1900s, the mail order catalog was their lifeline to the outside world. With [...]

From 1900 to 1915, the Knox Automobile Company of Springfield, Massachusetts built sturdy, reliable vehicles, all excellent examples of what are referred to today as “brass and gas” autos.

In 1915 Henry Ford had not yet begun to offer the Model T in a truck configuration. If a buyer [...]