avantey Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I was at our local museum tonight and one of the things we are proud of is the former carriage maker we had in town for over a hundred years. I was looking at one of the carriages circa 1897 tonite and the advertisement that went with it promoted the superb ride on "springs by Brewster, Timken and Elliptic" Is this the Brewster of coachwork fame or the Timken of bearing history? I have never heard either made springs but Timken was in Utica, NY about 100 east of here and Brewster was in Mass I believe so they could have been suppliers I suppose. Does anyone know any history on this? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Brewster was one of the finest carriage builders that started in Bridgeport, Ct and NYC, later made the move to automobiles. Bob Edited March 30, 2016 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avantey Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 So were they also makers of springs and suppliers to other carriage builders? Spring making is a whole different set of skills and machines than coach building I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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