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| The Colson Company of Elyria, Ohio |
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| The Colson Company of Elyria, Ohio produced bicycles and childrens velocipedes & vehicles. They were known for innovation and good quality. Mr. Neely Powers was one of the employees of the company.
Gleaned from the Colson web site:
In 1885 George Worthington, William Fay, and Fred Colson formed `The Worthington Company` in Elyria, Ohio. They made tricycles, invalid chairs, and wheel chairs. In 1910 Fred Colson (Secretary Treasurer of Worthington) purchased the company and changed the name to . . . `The Colson Company.` He expanded product line to include hospital wheeled equipment & industrial material handling equipment.
In 1953, Chicago based lawyer/businessman Jay Pritzker & his 26 year old brother Bob, an engineer, bought Colson and eventually moved the manufacturing and management offices to Jonesboro, Arkansas. In 1964 Colson combined with The Marmon/Herrington Company, successor to the Marmon Motor Car Company, to form the Marmon Group. The Marmon Group of companies is an international association of autonomous manufacturing and service companies with collective sales of over $6 billion.
The next few decades marked worldwide growth of manufacturing facilities, market share and capabilities for Colson Caster Corporation. Finally in 2002, Bob Pritzker purchased a majority interest in all of the worldwide caster companies that were member companies of The Marmon Group. He named the new company Colson Associates, Inc. Jarvis and Faultless Caster are the two latest additions to the Colson Associates family. And, today, Colson Associates is the largest manufacturer of caster and wheel products in the universe.
As a successful company of history, it is fitting for us to always look to the future. Colson brings a vision steeped in a thriving legacy to our customers, clients, and partners. It is an unparalleled legacy of product, service, and corporate responsibility. It is the legacy of a manufacturing company and its people. Additional pictures and text pending.
Four models of Colson reproduction tricycles are now available. See the information at http://www.wilsonbike.com/pdf%20catalog/cycles/05_cycles_juv%20trikes.pdf| Picture Gallery for this Item (click images to enlarge) |
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The Colson logo and tag line in 1941 |
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1911 Colson catalog front cover (this catalog is part of this collection), click here
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1911 catalog front cover (this catalog is part of this collection) |
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A Colson child's vehicle; the mechanism is similar to a rowing machine, steering was by the feet. Picture compliments of Bill Wasserman who owns this vehicle. |
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A Colson child's vehicle; the mechanism is similar to a rowing machine, steering was by the feet. Picture compliments of Bill Wasserman who owns this vehicle.
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A Colson child's vehicle; the mechanism is similar to a rowing machine, steering was by the feet. Picture compliments of Bill Wasserman who owns this vehicle. |
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The Colson Sport Racer from Colson's 1932 catalog on page 16 (compliments of fellow collector & friend Scott McCaskey) |
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Fairy Tricycle designed by William Fay around 1885 (from the Colson web site). |
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Colson manufactured tandem bicycle ridden by Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Lamour in 1920's. (from the Colson web site)
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