Holsman Automobile Company
The Holsman Automobile Company was an early American automobile manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois, between 1901 and 1910. Founded by Henry K. Holsman, the company produced a high wheeler automobile.
Built by Henry K Holsman and HC Bryan, the Holsman was the first commercially successful highwheeler, which encouraged many other Midwest manufacturers to start highwheeler production in the first decade of the twentieth century.
The Holsman was a very simple design - unfortunately this resulted in the company's demise. Unlike other companies, who added pneumatic-tired standard models, Holsman stuck faithfully to highwheeler production only until the company folded in 1910.
He then relocated 50 miles west to Plano, Illinois and produced a Holsman look-a-like called the Independent Harvester, which only lasted until 1911.