Jewell (automobile)

Forest City Motor Car Company
Jewel Motor Car Company
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1905; 119 years ago
Defunct	1909; 115 years ago
Fate	Reorganized
Successor	Croxton-Keeton Motor Car Company
Headquarters	Massillon, Ohio, United States
Key people	Herbert A. Croxton
Products	Automobiles
Production output	unknown (1906-1909)

The Jewell Motor Car Company of Massillon, Ohio, formerly the Forest City Motor Car Company, manufactured the Jewell brass era automobile from 1906 to 1909.^[1]

History

A prototype automobile was built by Forest City Motor Car Company but investors moved to Massillon and renamed the car the Jewell. The Jewell was a single-cylinder high-wheeler of 8 to 10hp. In 1908 the marque name was changed to Jewel and a 40hp Rutenber 4-cylinder car was added. In 1909 the company name was changed to Jewel Motor Car Company but by the end of the year the company was reorganized as the Croxton-Keeton Motor Company and the Jewel name was dropped.^[1]

1906 Jewell 8-hp high-wheeler advertisement
1908 Jewel Model D advertisement
1909 Jewel Model 40 advertisement

References

^ ^a ^b Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

[:0-1] Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

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