Harvey_A._Moyer

Harvey A. Moyer

Harvey A. Moyer

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Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876.[1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908[2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland.[3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10

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Moyer inventions

Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes:[1]

  • 1882: Hub-boring machine
  • 1884: Pleasure-cart
  • 1887: Spring-vehicle
  • 1892: Hub-boring machine
  • 1893: Folding seat for carriages
  • 1893: Bolster-plate
  • 1893: Spring-vehicle
  • 1896: Design for a sleigh
  • 1896: Hub-boring machine
  • 1897: Thill-coupling (along with C. J. Graf)
  • 1898: Noiseless king bolt
  • 1898: Spring-vehicle
  • 1899: Self-oiling axle[4]
  • 1899: Moyers 30 Day Axle Grease
Moyerdale in 1903, owned by H. A. Moyer - Holstein-Friesian register, Volume 18, 1903

References

  1. [1]
    "Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents". Datamp, 2003-2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  2. [2]
    "Moyer Heritage - Love for Autos Runs in Family". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 16, 1966.
  3. [3]
    "Moyer Antiques to Go on Sale". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 16, 1961.
  4. [4]
    "H. A. Moyer Designer builder, high grade carriages". H. A. Moyer Carriage Company, 1909. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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