Holsman Automobile Company

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ManufacturerHolsman Automobile Company
Production19011910
Body and chassis
Body style High wheeler
Powertrain
Transmission Rope drive

The Holsman Automobile Company was an early American 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]

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