Object Details
maker
Winton Engine Company
Description
This is the first production car that Alexander Winton sold. One of America’s earliest automobile manufacturers, Winton had repaired and sold bicycles in the 1890s, then began producing gasoline cars in Cleveland for affluent Americans who wanted to try the new thrill of driving. Robert Allison, a retired machinist in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, purchased this car. Winton vehicles became known for their quality and rugged durability; Alexander Winton fielded several race cars in the early 1900s, and H. Nelson Jackson made the first transcontinental automobile trip in a 1903 Winton touring car. The Winton Motor Carriage Company made cars until 1924. The Winton Engine Company, a successor company, donated the 1898 car to the Smithsonian Institution in 1929.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of The Winton Engine Co.
date made
1898
ID Number
TR.309601
accession number
105119
catalog number
309601
Object Name
automobile
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 90 in x 60 in x 104 in; 228.6 cm x 152.4 cm x 264.16 cm
overall: 96 in x 87 in x 120 in; 243.84 cm x 220.98 cm x 304.8 cm
place made
United States: Ohio, Cleveland
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
Automobiles
America on the Move
Transportation
Road Transportation
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_834512