Duryea, 1895-1978, undated
Part of collection: Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation ephemera (20100108-ZTV)
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1978
- Creation: undated
Scope and Content
This subseries documents Duryea, which was built by Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Springfield, Massachusetts (1893-1898), Duryea Manufacturing Company of Peoria, Illinois (1898-circa 1899), Duryea Power Company of Reading, Pennsylvania (1899-1907), Duryea Motor Company of Reading, Pennsylvania (1908-1913), and Duryea Automobile Company of Reading, Pennsylvania and Saginaw, Michigan (1913-1914). Formats include general publications and trade catalogs for various models.
The general publications include the publications Who Designed and Built Those Early Duryea Cars? (1944), The 1895 Duryea Automobile (1964), and an unidentified leather sample. The trade catalogs for various models include a reprint of an 1895 Duryea trade catalog, and a mailed packet containing several catalogs for various Duryea cars and customer testimonials.
General Physical Description note
2 folders
Extent
From the Series: 625 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
Vinson’s manuscript A Collector’s Life: An Autobiography, included in Series XIII, is closed to researchers until 2035.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Published Collections Repository
