Adams Company

The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern founded in 1883 and based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. The business traces to the Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works in Dubuque; Eugene Adams invested in June 1883 and became secretary and manager, and the firm was renamed Langworthy and Adams Iron Works in 1885. After Langworthy retired in 1892, Eugene's brother Herbert bought his share and the company was re-organized as The Adams Company, a foundry and machine shop. The plant burnt down the same year, and the company opened new facilities at East Fourth Street, adding machine castings and household devices such as a patented floor heating vent and laundry stoves. In 1895, Fay Oliver Farwell became manager, and the company went on to produce the Adams-Farwell automobile.

The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern founded in 1883 and based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. The Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works, located at 57 South Main Street in Dubuque, manufactured "fine light castings" such as grave crosses and park benches. Eugene Adams invested in the company in June 1883 when Roberts decided to retire, taking the position of secretary and manager. The company name changed to Langworthy and Adams Iron Works in 1885. When Langworthy retired in 1892, Eugene's brother Herbert bought his share and the company was re-organized as The Adams Company, a foundry and machine shop. The plant burnt down the same year in a disastrous fire, and the company opened new facilities at East Fourth Street, adding machine castings and household devices like a patented floor heating vent and laundry stoves. In 1895, Fay Oliver Farwell (1859–1935) became manager of the company. About 1895, Farwell began experimenting with an internal combustion engined automobile, conceiving a horizontally mounted rotary engine with three cylinders. He completed the first prototype in 1898. Number 5 was shown at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1905, and first orders were taken; with only minor modifications, the car went into very limited production as the Model 6 20/25 hp. Adams-Farwell frequently used the slogan: "It spins like a top." For 1906, Model 6 became Series 6, and a new Series 6 40/45 hp with a 490.9 cu in five cylinder rotary was added. For 1907, most models were gone, and Adams-Farwell offered only an improved Model 7-A Touring. For 1908, a new Model 9 50 hp appeared, described as the first Adams-Farwell with a new four speed transmission.

• Adams-Farwell Model 6 20/25 hp

  Very limited production car with a three-cylinder rotary engine.

• Adams-Farwell Series 6 40/45 hp

  Added for 1906 with a 490.9 cu in five cylinder rotary engine.

• Adams-Farwell Model 7-A Touring

  Improved touring model offered for 1907.

• Adams-Farwell Model 9 50 hp

  Appeared for 1908 with a four speed transmission.

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1. 1Adams Companyen.wikipedia.org
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