St. Louis Car Company
Variant namesThe St. Louis Car Company was formed in April of 1887, to manufacture and sell streetcars and other kinds of rolling stock of street and steam railways. In succeeding years the company built automobiles, including the American Mors, the Skelton, and the Standard Six. A division of the company produced aircraft such as the Cardinal. During the two world wars, the company manufactured gliders, trainers, Alligators, flying boats, and dirigible gondolas. Among their most sucessful products were the Birney Safety Cars and the PCC Cars. The Car Company disbanded in 1973. For more information on the history of the company, see The History of the St. Louis Car Company, "quality shops" / by Andrew D. Young and Eugene Provenzo, Jr. (Berkeley, Calif : Howell North Books, 1978).
From the description of Collection, 1892-1975. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 173258337
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referencedIn | Ingersoll-Rand Company. Trade catalogs, 1912-1934. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
referencedIn | Jackson, Ann Arbor and Detroit Railway Company. Bill of Sale, 1907. | Clarke Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company. Records, 1792-1973 (bulk 1848-1973). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
referencedIn | William B. Young, Collection of the, Connecticut Company, undated, 1872-2012 | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
creatorOf | [American Mors marque file. 1907]. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
creatorOf | St. Louis Car Company. Collection, 1892-1975. | Washington University in St. Louis, . |
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associatedWith | Ingersoll-Rand Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Jackson, Ann Arbor and Detroit Railway Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Young, William Berkeley, 1942-2010 | person |
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