an early Holsman high wheeler towing a one wheel trailer! (Thank you Steve!) From Santa Monica to New York for the 1939 Worlds Fair

https://www.fayobserver.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2024/03/12/from-the-archives-along-fayettevilles-raeford-road-over-the-years/72884744007

this was how the solid rubber was attached to the rim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fgtF5vB90A

this is what a Holsman looked like from the front

I don't remember seeing a high wheeler used as a commercial delivery

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/674/

once upon a time, there was a very strange fad.... flagpole sitting. Coincidentally, this one, is on a pole of used tires, another rare thing that I've only come across once before, and a right hand drive high wheeler... that's very uncommon to see in a photo

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161448958060778&set=pcb.1507271587117339

When your knees just ain't going to put up with climbing a ladder a hundred times a day, you simply adapt the car to the job

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=919723232846488&set=a.205848817567270

First time I've ever come across a High Wheeler used as a fire truck!

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM9690

McCormick merged with Deering in 1902 and began trading as International Harvester Company, which became the 4th largest company in the United States by 1910.

In 1904, International Harvester built its first gasoline engine, which was used for commercial purposes. Using this model, between 1906 and 1909, the company produced its first tractor and an early version of the classic pickup truck.

 The latter was identified when the company realized that farmers were loading heavy equipment into Auto Buggies, whose seats were removed to stow the extra cargo.

International Harvester designed the Auto-Wagon so the second and third seats can be removed to transform the vehicle into a truck.

I think we can call that inventing the pick up truck, even has the customary tail gate. I could be wrong, I don't recall if I've ever looked up who is credited with inventing the pick up truck

a wide-track Flareboard Express pickup, 1913, model WMX, that was originally owned by Osterwisch Bros. grocery of Belleville, Illinois and used for delivering milk.

Sold for 19k in 2019 on Bring a Trailer https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1913-international-harvester-autowagon/

In 1916 an International became the first truck to scale the formidable Pikes Peak in Colorado.

https://www.museumoffire.net/single-post/international-harvester-company-don-t-fear-the-reaper

I tried to find a photo of the Osterwisch Bros. grocery of Belleville, but nothing came up online. It would have been cool to see a hundred year old photo of the store, or this delivery wagon

Steve heard my cry for HELP! And emailed me this (he is so awesome) 

June 1900 is the first reference that it was now a grocery store, owned by George Hippard (he also ran the Vulcan Coal & Mining Co. at the same address - 601 South Illinois Street, Belleville). 

 Louis W. Osterwisch worked for Hippard for nine years, and in April 1910 Osterwisch bought the store. He advertised 10 times in May, then never again. In August 1912 he sold his "Top buggy delivery wagon" (to buy the high-wheeler?).

Then someone named Miller bought the business, then a guy named Sauzek, then a family named Kassebaum, who kept it at least until the 50s (as far as I have looked so far).

Really interesting read about the lives of the different owners over the years - kids growing up, getting married, etc. Mrs. Hippard hosted monthly luncheons for her fellow members of the WCTU, while Mrs. Kassebaum hosted a monthly bridge party.

All owners of the grocery lived in the apartment above the store.

This would make a great little history. 

Oh, yeah, it's a driving school now.

https://www.facebook.com/mecumgonefarmin/photos/2421767768100809

not going to have trouble getting through snow bound roads, or icy roads.

I know I rarely post high wheelers here, but there is not much online that pops up where I'm looking  for good car content. 

But look at the cleats on that back tire! 

the side curtains on the old brass era stuff, before hardtops were made, is something that also rarely shows up in photos

https://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-1278#post-3446292

DANG, that is a HIGH wheeler!

I don't see photos of high wheelers very often, hardly ever

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-360#post-13411472

just a cool old chain drive high wheeler. I don't get to post much about them, and this had no info. It's rare to see an umbrella equipped vehicle

http://www.photogallerynyc.com/vintage-city-scenes-continued/5bfd3owj425rt00rkfun9woknwuv1s

The 1901 Arrol-Johnston was a popular make of motor cars built and marketed by the Mo-Car Sydicate Ltd of Paisley, Scotland.

George Johnston (1855 - 1945) was a Scottish Locomotive Engineer. In 1894 , Glasgow tramways had awarded him the contract to design a steam tram for them. Unfortunately the steam tram developed by him was destroyed in a fire and the project was dropped.

Johnston, then concentrated on making a motor car powered by internal combustion engine. In 1895, along with Sir William Arrol (1839 - 1913), a famed Bridge Engineer, formed the company Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd.

Despite it's rather ungainly appearance the 'dog cart' was a popular model well into the 1900's. It was not until 1906 that they started to produce more convential looking vehicles that were more successful than this model.

In 1907 , one Arrol-Johnston car participated in the attempt of Ernest Shackleton to reach Antarctica, and was used in the Antarctica base camp

"15hp air-cooled engine, with special anti-freezing arrangements. Foot warmers heated by the exhaust gas. Tank at the side for melting the snow for drinking purposes, heated by exhaust gas. Folding wind shield made of talc. The construction of the driving wheels and of the runners speaks for itself. A Burberry weave cloth is carried in the car and is arranged to cover the whole vehicle, making a sort of tent" The car shown and described is the New Arrol-Johnston taken with Shackleton to the Antarctic for his Nimrod expedition in 1907-1909. The car was supplied by Sir William Beardmore, head of the vast Beardmore empire (which included the Arrol-Johnston company) who was the major sponsor of the Nimrod expedition.


This vehicle, HX 4110, was bought from Arrol-Johnston when they went into liquidation by Richard Shuttleworth in 1931, and he drove it the 250 miles from Dumfries down to Old Warden, Bedfordshire where it is on display today

here's and example of the simple adaptation to a roof

In 1905 John Napier won the first ever Automobile Association Tourist Trophy (TT) Race around the Isle of Man in an 18hp Arrol-Johnston car, beating a 20hp Rolls-Royce into second place.

http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com/2013/09/arrol-johnston-dog-cart-1901.html

http://kingsleysp.blogspot.com/2013/08/arrol-johnston-antarctican.html

https://www.deviantart.com/daniel-wales-images/art/1901-Arrol-Johnston-690239829

https://sirwilliamarrol.wordpress.com/arrol-johnston-cars/

http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com/2013/06/15hp-new-arrol-johnston-car-lambert.html