Governor McCall Tours Large Boston Auto Show
Governor McCall and family toured Boston’s auto show as crowds packed Mechanics Building Horticultural Hall and Copley Plaza ballroom amid snow slush on Huntington Avenue. Dealers praised brisk demand for trucks and commercial vehicles with total show business near four million dollars and visitors over 260000 by week’s end.
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McCall
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Horticultural Hall
New England
Copley Plaza
Handsome Marion cars shown by Anthony-Pilling firm
Three Marion-Handley cars from Mutual Motors Company distributor Anthony-Pilling are on display. The Model A roadster in dark wine finishes a seven passenger touring car on the same chassis and a blue seven passenger touring car of the type B design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion-Handley
Anthony-Pilling Corporation
Mutual Motors Company
Victrolene New Cleaning Compound Debuts At Show
Victrolene, a new cleaning compound from the Victrolene Company with New York and Boston offices, promises to clean and polish auto surfaces without harming finishes. Claimed non inflammable non combustible and non poisonous, it is demonstrated daily at the automobile show booth with rapid sales and live dirt removal demonstrations.
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Victrolene Company
New York
Boston
Exide Battery Branch Moves to Larger Boston Quarters
The Boston branch of the Electric Storage Battery Company has moved into new larger quarters at 714 720 Beacon Street opposite the Hotel Buckminster. Manager Frank J. Stone notes the growth reflects Exide battery popularity. The firm began in 1888 in a one story building and now occupies multiple buildings including a planned eight story site with 13 acres more floor space.
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Boston
Electric Storage Battery Company
Beacon Street
Buckminster
Frank J. Stone
Philadelphia
President Cole Guest At Auto Show Banquet
The Cole Car Company held its annual Auto Show banquet at the Copley Plaza Hotel with President J J Cole as guest of honor. General Manager A F Knoblack and W L Cole attended as well as sales officials. Officials praised the Boston show and expected momentum for the opening selling season to boost the Boston branch.
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Cole Car Company
Copley Plaza
J. J. Cole
Indianapolis
A. F. Knoblack
W. L. Cole
Boston
Pierce-Arrow display shows ten cars at Boston show
The J. W. Maguire Company presents one of the largest exhibits in the Boston Automobile Show. Eight Pierce-Arrow models fill Grand Hall spaces while two cars stand out in the Copley Plaza salon a town brougham and a seven passenger 48 horsepower limousine. The salon also features a seven and five passenger touring car and a seven passenger suburban on the 48 horsepower chassis plus a four and five passenger touring car a coupe a brougham and a landaulet on the 38 horsepower chassis.
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Pierce-Arrow
Boston
J. W. Maguire Company
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Grand Hall
Mechanics
Copley Plaza
Metz Ton Truck Gains Approval
A Metz Company one ton truck from Waltham draws attention at a show where business men study hauling problems. The husky Metz truck features friction-drive transmission, a powerful motor, 190 inch wheel base and eight speeds. President Charles H Mets attends, praising the display and noting more light cars at the exhibit.
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Metz Company
Waltham
Metz
Mets
Charles H. Mets
Roscoe A. Pickens
Meta Hall
New Batavia Tire Has Novel Tread
The Batavia tire model on display at the W. J. Connell Company Automobile Show features a deep groove on each tread side. Manager F. M. Coe says the groove allows heat to reach a deeper portion of the tread during vulcanizing, promoting longer wear. Batavia shifts from cord tires to this new design and the Batavia Security Tread. The firm also expands its Batavia, New York plant with substantial land acquisitions.
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Batavia
W. J. Connell Company
F. M. Coe
N. Y
Five Reo Models Shine At Linscott Auto Show
Five handsome Reo models and a stripped chassis of the six cylinder model form the exhibit at the Linscott Motor Company auto show. A chassis draws eager crowds while others invite owners and prospects to sit in and admire. The lineup includes Reo the Fifth four cylinder touring all weather top, a four passenger six cylinder roadster, a six cylinder sedan, a six cylinder seven passenger touring car, and a four cylinder three passenger roadster. All are finely appointed.
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F. O. B. Lansing
Reo
Linscott Motor Company
Bethlehem Truck Strong Creation at Automobile Show
Bethlehem Motors Corporation of Allentown Penn exhibits two Bethlehem motor trucks at a Boston show. One carries 1 1-4 tons, the other 2 1-4 tons burden with design allowances for excess strain. Sales Manager W S Stevenson reports great merchant interest and satisfaction with the firm’s first Boston exhibit. He says the trucks reflect all prior experimentation and have no lingering bugs.
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Bethlehem Truck Strong
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Motors Corporation
Allentown
Penn
Stevenson
Boston
Compliments From IH Truck Dept Manager Browning
Browning of International Harvester Akron praises Chester J. Campbell at the Boston show saying he never leaves anything half done and always produces quality work. Campbell’s diligence earns high marks for reliability and execution.
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Browning
International Harvester Company
Akron
Boston
Chester J. Campbell
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New Haven
Public Service Board
Public Service Commission
Boston City Council
Selden
Bridgeport, Conn
West End Auto & Carriage Co
Torrington, Conn
Harold R. Sibley
New Bedford, Mass
G. N. Alden
Worcester, Mass
F.S. Ba Motor Car Co
Springfield, Mass
Motor Truck & Tire Sales Co
Pittsfield
Mass
the Sisson Co
Pawtucket, R. I, H. E. Bradford
Stamford, Conn
Edward J. Denning
Boston, Mass
Baker Motor Sales Co
Hartford
Conn
Ernest W. Keeney
Providence
R.1
H. E. Bradford
Manchester, N. H
Thomas J. Guay
James McLay
New Britain
I. Honeyman & Sona
Fall River
John H. Carey
North Adams
Homer A. Harvie
Newport, R. I. H. E. Bradford
Copley Plaza Hotel
Selden Truck Sales Co
Rochester, N.Y
U.S. A
James E. Morse
Oldsao
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Company of
New State Armory Telephone
Brookline
Commonwealth Avenue
Hotel
Lenox
Automotive Show Shop
Boylston St
Harry Fosdick Inc
Governor McCall
Abbott
McCarthy-Meyer Motor Company
Detroit
Cleveland
Steinert’s
Steinert S
Exide
Cole
NEW Batavia Tire
Linscott Space
International Motor
International Harvester Company of America
Somerville Avenue
Somerville, Mass
C. I
State House
Talk of the Town
Liberty
Mechanics Bldg
Main Hall
Howell Motor Car Company
I. A. Howell
Massachusetts Ave
Edmunds & Jones Corp
W. J. Connell CO
Massachusetts Avenue
Fulton
Grepey
Colate
ALL Motor. Truck Co
Tre Ee Neente Ave
Junction
Brighton Ave
Masa
N. B&b
Rynehart
Rynehart Rim Tool Company, Inc
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Auto Show
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