Electric Wheel Company of Quincy Illinois – Color Wagon Catalog c1900-10

Description

Offered is a catalog of wagons for sale from the Electric Wheel Company of Quincy Illinois. This color catalog shows seven (7) different models of wagons offered. There are no prices, but there are specifications for each model. Also, along the bottom edge, there are close up views of components of wagon parts. *John Stillwell and his partners founded the Electric Wheel Co. at Quincy in 1890 to build wheels for farm implements, wagons and other equipment. Exactly why they chose the name 'Electric Wheel' is unclear, although they probably planned to use the electric welding process just invented by Elihu Thomson. The Electric Wheel Co. subsequently built wheels for most types of wagons, farm machinery and construction equipment. It also built a variety of wagon running gear for both farm and city use, including gear for wagons used in orchards, oil fields, lumberyards, heavy log hauling, as well as cook houses, peddler wagons and heavy dump wagons for construction. Several models of complete wooden wagons with grain boxes were also offered. 6 ¾” x 9 ¼” and 8 pages. The middle pages are pulled from the staples. The right side has a bend that runs thru all pages, but does not detract from images. See scans.