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1 maj 2013 · Soon after brothers Henry and Clement Studebaker set up a blacksmith shop in South Bend, Ind., in 1852, they started making wagons. Earning a reputation for quality and durability, they expanded into the manufacture of carriages in 1857.
28 paź 2013 · Wagons For The Union Army. At the time of the American Civil War the Studebaker brothers were operating the country’s leading horse drawn wagon manufacturer. They had actually supplied wagons to the Union in 1858 prior to the war.
Studebaker made many types of wagons, carriages and other horse drawn vehicles throughout their history, a few among them are the Phaeton, the Victoria and the Brougham. In our collection we have a wicker Phaethon that was made in 1901 in Chicago.
One of the most significant changes to Studebaker’s wagon designs came in the late 1800s when they began producing wagons with steel frames. This innovation made the wagons much stronger and more durable, allowing them to carry heavier loads and withstand rougher conditions.
By 1858, brother John Mohler joined and invested in the firm, which was filling wagon orders for the U.S. Army. Studebaker continued to supply wagons to the Army throughout the Civil War, exposing their product to the Nation.
Studebaker enters World War I, when the British government places an initial order for 3,000 wagons. Additional orders come in from England and are joined by orders from France and Russia, and eventually the United States upon its entry into the War.
1 gru 2002 · Early in 1921, Studebaker sold its farm wagon line to Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co. of Louisville, and from that point on, the Studebaker emphasis was on cars and trucks. FC Sam Moore became interested in agricultural machinery while growing up on a farm in western Pennsylvania.
