Established in St.Louis in 1899 by A.L.Dyke (Andrew Lee Dyke), Dyke was the first American

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business. Dyke also sold early autos,

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or assembled.100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd. In addition to the Dyke name, the company also sold automobiles under the St. Louis ( St. Louis Motor Company) and Dyke-Britton names.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20151219005452/http://www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org/makers/dyke_steam_carriage.html * https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.CRMS307 * http://dorrismotors.wikidot.com/andrew-lee-dyke

Books by Andrew Lee Dyke

* ''Diseases of a gasolene automobile and how to cure them''(1903) * ''THE ANATOMY OF THE AUTOMOBILE'' (1904) * ''Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia In 40 Parts'' Including a Dictionary, Index and 175 Charts Treating On Construction, Operation, * ''Repairing of Automobiles and Gasoline Engines''(1912) * ''Text book for Dyke's home study course of automobile engineering''(1919) * ''Dyke's aircraft engine instructor: Third-run with additions''(1929) * ''Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia'' by A.L. Dyke and Illustrated,GOODHEART WILLCOX & CO, (1937, 1946) Brass Era vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Defunct manufacturing companies based in Missouri 1900s cars Manufacturing companies based in St. Louis American companies established in 1899 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899 1899 establishments in Missouri {{Brass-auto-stub