Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company

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Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company
Company typeTruck Company
Industry Manufacturing
Founded1910;115 years ago (1910)
FounderCharles Abresch
Defunct1912;113 years ago (1912)
Headquarters Milwaukee, US
Products Trucks
Charles Abresch (1910) Charles Abresch 1910.jpg
Charles Abresch (1910)
Abresch-Cramer advertisement (1910) 1910 Abresch wagon Abresch-Cramer trucks ad.jpg
Abresch-Cramer advertisement (1910)
Abresch-Cramer Model A 1911 Abresch-Cramer truck ad with Model A 1.5-2 tn express coachwork.jpg
Abresch-Cramer Model A
Abresch-Cramer Model B 1910 Abresch-Cramer truck.jpg
Abresch-Cramer Model B
Abresch-Cramer Model C 1911 Abresch-Cramer Model C 3-4 tn truck.jpg
Abresch-Cramer Model C

The Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company of Milwaukee, was a truck manufacturer.

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History

The Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company produced trucks from 1910 to 1912. The company was established as a subsidiary of the Charles Abresch Company in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), which has existed since 1871 and specialized in carriages and bodies, in order to focus on motorized commercial vehicle production. The Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company was financed with US$20,000, with Charles Abresch, Robert Crawley, and Louis Schneller on the board. The managing director was the designer Robert Cramer, originally Kremers. [1]

Products

Production figures Abresch-Cramer trucks

The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.

YearProduction figuresModelLoad capacitySerial Number
1910A [2] 2 t
B [3] 3 t
C [4] [5] [6] 4t
> 6bus [7]
Sum [8] ~ 100
1911A2 t
B3 t
C4 t
1912A2 t
B3 t
C4 t
Sum

References

  1. "Founded in March 1910". Operation & maintenance v.5 1910 Jan-Dec. 1910-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  2. "Model A". Motor car directory 1911. 1911-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  3. "Model B". Power wagon 1911 Jan-Dec. 1911-02-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  4. "Model C". Operation & maintenance v.5 1910 Jan-Dec. 1910-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  5. "Model C 4 t". Operation & maintenance v.5 1910 Jan-Dec. 1910-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  6. "Model C 4 t". Motor car directory 1911. 1911-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  7. "bus". Operation & maintenance v.5 1910 Jan-Dec. 1910-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  8. "Production 1910". Operation & maintenance v.5 1910 Jan-Dec. 1910-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.