The Holsman Automobile Company was an early

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manufacturer in

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, between 1901 and 1910. Founded by Henry K. Holsman, the company produced a

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automobile.

Display models

* 1902 is on display in Half Moon Bay, CA. Owned by James Holsman, a descendent of Henry Holsman. * The Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has a 1902 Holsman on display. * A 1902 Holsman is on display at the

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in The Hague, Netherlands. * A 1902 model is on display at the Island County Historical museum in Coupeville, Washington State, USA. * A 1903 model is on display at the Automovil Club Argentino, Buenos Aires. * A 1903 model is on display at the Henry Ford Museum

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. *A 1903 model is on display at the

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near Cartersville, Georgia * A 1904 model is on display at the Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum. * A 1905 model is on display at the Gryf Technical Museum in Dąbrówka, Poland. * A 1907 model is on display at the Southward Car Museum in

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. * Another 1907 model is held at th
Burwell Museum
in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly the only 1907 Holsman in the UK. * A third 1907 ''Model 3'' is located at the Des Chutes Historical Center in

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. Believed to the first automobile in the town, it was being restored to running condition as of November 2015. * A fourth 1907 model is on display at McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation in McPherson, Kansas. It was sold by a historic dealership in McPherson and decades later restored by the McPherson College Auto Restoration Department. * A 1908 model is on display at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny in Arkhangelskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia. * A 1908 "Model 10" is on display at the National Truck and Auto Museum in

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. * A 1908 model has been restored by students enrolled in the Automotive Restoration Program at

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- first owned by Capt. Jack Clemens, Upper Peninsula, Michigan. * A 1908 model is part of the

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collection. * A 1909 Holsman is on display at the

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. * One example can be seen at the

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. * There is one on display at Seattle's

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. * There is one on display at the Kittitas County Museum in Ellensburg, WA.

Gallery

Holsman vehicles 01.jpg, Nameplate of phare (left headlamp) Besnard № 833 Paris (1908 model) Holsman vehicles starter crank.jpg, Starter crank (1908 model) Holsman vehicles 03.jpg, Nameplate (1908 model) Holsman model 3, 1905, Gryf Museum Dabrowka Poland.jpg, Holsman model 3, 1905, Muzeum Gryf, Poland Holsman Delivery Wagon (1909).jpg, Holsman Delivery Wagon (1909)

References

External links

Company history at secondchancegarage.com

HolsmanAutomobile.com
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