H. A. Moyer (automobile)
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| Automobile Manufacturing | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Touring Cars, Runabouts, Special Bodied Vehicles |
| Fate | Discontinued Auto Manufacturing. Incorporates (H. A. Moyer, Inc.) and becomes dealer for Stearns-Knight and Velie (automobiles) |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder | Harvey A. Moyer (1853–1935) |
| Defunct | November, 1915 |
| Headquarters | Syracuse, New York, United States |
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Area served
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United States |
| Products |
vehicles Automotive parts |
| Owner | Harvey A. Moyer |
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Number of employees
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600 |
| Parent | H. A. Moyer Carriage Company |
H. A. Moyer Automobile Company (1908–1915), a manufacturer of luxury automobiles in Syracuse, New York, was founded by Harvey A. Moyer (1853–1935) of Clay, New York. The company began business in 1876 in Cicero, New York, as H. A. Moyer Carriage Company. As the era of the horse-drawn carriage came to an end, Moyer switched assembly to motor vehicles, although he still produced carriages for some time after that.
In 1867 Harvey A. Moyer began his career installing water pumps in the village of Bridgeport, New York, with his partner, David H. Brown of Main Street who operated a wagon and cutter factory. The partnership continued for some time until Moyer moved to Cicero, New York, and established manufacture of the Moyer Carriage.
Moyer later moved his factory and equipment to Syracuse where he became nationally known as the "father of the Moyer Carriage." He achieved fame and a substantial fortune which he used to establish an automobile enterprise in 1908.
As a side business, Moyer owned 158 acres (0.64 km2) in Liverpool he named Moyerdale which was also known as Moyer Farm on the old plank road where he raised Holstein cattle. Another business enterprise he touted offered sire services for his stock that he named Moyerdale Herd.
H. A. Moyer Carriage Company began business as a manufacturer of carriages and wagons. The first Moyer Carriage Shop was established in 1876 and grew to national prominence as a manufacturer of "fancy carriages," many with the "fringe on top."
The original shop was on the Moyer Farm which consisted of several 100 acres (400,000 m2) on Old Liverpool Road. Subsequently, there were another two shops opened; one on Park Street in Cicero, New York, and the other in North Syracuse, New York, where 500 men were employed .
In 1884, the company was a manufacturer of the "Moyer patented side spring and side bar wagon" and were located at 32, 35, 37, 38 & 39 Wolf Street.
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