Jeffery Car | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Jeffery Car

Jeffery Car | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A 1915 Jeffery, with a special body made by the W.S. Seaman Company parked in front of the company's Milwaukee plant.  The Seaman company manufactured bodies for a number of early manufacturers of automobiles, trucks, buses, and ambulances. The Jeffery was an automobile make manufactured by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha.  The company was better known for its Rambler line, but after the death of founder Thomas Jeffery, his heir renamed the product in his memory. Eventually both the Jeffery and Seaman companies became part of Nash Motors.
DESCRIPTION
A 1915 Jeffery, with a special body made by the W.S. Seaman Company parked in front of the company's Milwaukee plant. The Seaman company manufactured bodies for a number of early manufacturers of automobiles, trucks, buses, and ambulances. The Jeffery was an automobile make manufactured by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha. The company was better known for its Rambler line, but after the death of founder Thomas Jeffery, his heir renamed the product in his memory. Eventually both the Jeffery and Seaman companies became part of Nash Motors.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:36512
Creation Date: 1915
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:W.S. Seaman Company car and truck photographs, circa 1913-1921
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 2095
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Automobiles
Automobile industry and trade

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