General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Ferrous metal handle

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.7 cm

Width

6.4 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

In 1905, a 2 cylinder Maxwell car was used by CP as a rail inspection car in Alberta. A Montreal to Vancouver tour was done in a Maxwell in 1920 by Percy Gomery and his wife, president of the Vancouver Automobile Club. The US manufacturer, Maxwell Motor Corp. established a branch plant near Windsor, Ontario, in 1916. When the Chalmers Motor Car Co. of Canada, Ltd came into difficulty in 1917, the firm came under Maxwell 's control and the 2 branch plants operated jointly as the Maxwell Motor Company of Canada. Limited and the Chalmers Motor Company of Canada Limited. With the afterwar depression, the U.S. parent of Maxwell came into difficulty and was directed by Walter Chrysler. He redesigned the Maxwell car and consolidated the 2 branch plants in the Maxwell plant. The Chalmers car was soon out of production and the last Maxwell was sold in 1925. The first Chrysler car in Canada was assembled in the former Maxwell plant. The Chrysler Corporation of Canada, Limited was incorporated from the remains of Maxwell and Chalmers.

Function

A detached handle, previously used to open a compartment in the car such as the trunk.

Technical

Model 25 was offered from 1914 until 1925. The former Maxwell car was not really good. In 1921, a revised version of the Maxwell car was offered on the market and promoted as the "Good Maxwell". It had rear-axles trusses and extra fuel tank straps. The Maxwell firm was founded in 1904 by Ben Briscoe and Jonathan Maxwell. It became between 1906-1910 of the top-tier auto manufacturers along with Ford, Reo and Buick. In 1910 it became part of the United States Motor Co. formed to rival General Motors Corporation but it was short lived. The company went into receivership. Maxwell was the only survivor and became Maxwell Motor Co. in 1913. The new firm did especially well with the new model 25.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None apparent

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Chipped black finish on dark grey metal.

Decoration

N/A