1903 Holsman Runabout Automobile inside Henry Ford Museum, 1934

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Artifact Overview

Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 April 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.10218

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

1903 Holsman Runabout Automobile inside Henry Ford Museum, 1934