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Kissel Ad
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Advertisement from "Motor Age" magazine for the new White Eagle Speedster manufactured by the Kissel Motor Car Company of Hartford, Wisconsin. With 115 horsepower, the company bragged "it was a white streak across the countryside--terrific speed for red-blooded Americans who demand speed at its speediest." The Kissel Motor Car began production in Hartford, Wisconsin, in 1907. The original name, the Kissel Kar, was changed during World War I, when the spelling "kar" seemed too German.
1928
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1928 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 20 x 28 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | PH 676 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Fifty Kissel Taxis
August 7, 1929
A line of fifty "Bradford Cabs" manufactured by the Kissel Motor Car Company of Hartford, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "'Bradford Cabs' built by the Kissel Motor Car Co. Fleet of 50 ready for shipment...
Kissel Motor Car Company
1911
Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigible and bi-plane appear to have been added ...
Kissel Motor Car Co.
1911
Elevated view of the Kissel auto plant in between the railroad and the river. A dirigible and bi-plane have been cut and pasted onto the image. Caption reads: "Kissel Motor Car Co. Hartford Wis."
Kissel Car Ad
June 1927
An advertisement for the Kissel Custom Built Car published in the June, 1927 issue of the "Wisconsin Motorist" magazine, page 13. The company was the Kissel Motor Car Company in Hartford, Wisconsin.
