Columbus Buggy Company

The Columbus Buggy Company was an American transportation company that flourished in the early 20th century.

History

The company was established in 1875 by Clinton Firestone, George Peters, and Oscar Peters.[1]

It was originally known as the Iron Buggy Company. By 1900, the company employed eight hundred people. Clinton Dewitt Firestone served as the company's president.[2]

Due to increasing competition from new automobile companies, the Columbus Buggy Company went bankrupt in 1913.[2]

Business success

The company was the largest buggy company in the world.[3]

It was claimed that one of every five buggies anywhere in the USA was made in Columbus.[3]

Legacy

The company played a key role in shaping the early history of the automobile.[4][5]

Some of the original sales catalog promotional material of the company are still preserved in the Henry Ford museum.[6]

Notable employees

The American entrepreneur Harvey Samuel Firestone (contemporary of Henry Ford) was one of the employees of the company.

References

  1. ↑ "The Columbus Buggy Company and Child Bros. & Day - Ghost Signs of Spokane Tour - Story 4 - Spokane Historical". spokanehistorical.org. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Columbus Buggy Company - Ohio History Central". ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Buggy Capital of the World". dispatch.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Lentz, Ed (2003). Columbus: The Story of a City. Arcadia. p. 86. ISBN 9780738524290. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shaping Columbus: George Peters's Columbus Buggy Co. might have influenced Henry Ford". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Columbus Buggy Company Catalog, 1889 - The Henry Ford". thehenryford.org. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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