Hi axel_wg,
I found it! I'm sure I was as happy about it as you will be! I don't
mind saying that it hasn't been an easy road to travel but I think
finding just this one book has made it worth it.
"The Electric Vehicle Hand-book" by HC Cushing.
It was published every year starting in 1913. I've been unable to find
the 1919 edition, but you should be able to get your hands on the 1920
and 1917 editions. As the following description says, "- A bible of
the time on electric vehicles".
FOR SALE:
1914 edition - xerox copy -
Cushing, Jr, H.C. and Smith, Frank.
The Electric Vehicle Hand-Book. New York H.C. Cushing Jr. 1914; 1914
1914; Pages 356 pps. + 22 pps of ads in back.4.5x7 Spiral Bound 1914
Photos, tables, diagrams Technical A xerox copy - A bible of the time
on electric vehicles
http://www.biblion.com/searchresults.php?bookid=56331123
AT THE LIBRARY
1) Go here:
http://www.bibio.com
2) Search for (title)
electric vehicle hand-book
3) On the page that comes up, "We're sorry. We were unable to find any
books matching your criteria.", click on this button:
Still can't find it at Biblio.com? "Find it in a WorldCat Library".
4) Ten books will be returned. Click on the links to see which
libraries have a copy. If you aren't near any of them, ask your local
library if you can get them through the inter-library loan program.
Public Library:
The electric vehicle hand-book
By: H C Cushing
Type: English : Book : Non-fiction
Publisher: New York, N.Y., H.C. Cushing [©1920]
* Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, New York
The electric vehicle hand-book
By: Harry Cooke Cushing, Jr.; Frank W Smith
Type: English : Book : Non-fiction
Publisher: New York, N.Y., H.C. Cushing, Jr. [©1921]
* University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
The electric vehicle hand-book
By: H C Cushing; Frank W Smith
Type: English : Book : Non-fiction
Publisher: New York, N.Y., H.C. Cushing, jr. [©1917]
* Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
* New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan
* Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, Missouri
* Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
* Public Library of Cincinnati/Hamilton Co, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, Texas
The electric vehicle hand-book
By: Harry Cooke Cushing, jr.; Frank W Smith
Type: English : Book : Non-fiction
Publisher: New York, N.Y., H.C. Cushing, jr. [©1917]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis
California State Library, Sacramento, California
SOLD
Sold 1914 edition on Ebay (there's a photo) for $5.00 on Jun-06-05!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29223&item=6536880898&rd=1
1917 Detroit Electric For Sale
(it's sold but there is a phone number for contacting)
http://local.aaca.org/bullrun/Rohr/1917DetroitElectricForSale.htm
MUSEUMS
1916 Detroit Electric Touring Car
This antique vehicle can be seen at the Trolley Barn on the grounds of
the History Museums of San Jose, 1600 Senter Road, San Jose,
California, 95112. This car is the property of the San Jose Historical
Museum.
http://oww.ctrc.org/detroit.html
Michigan Trade Catalogs in the Michigan Historical Collections
Anderson Electric Car Co., Detroit, Mich.
* The Detroit electric 1911
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/mhchome/autos.htm
Additional Links of Interest that I found on my travels -
OTHER BOOKS (you'll want get started on building a library, right? 8-)
Some are available for sale, others are at the Library of Congress.
I don't know how well the following three volumes cover electric cars
(or if at all), so I've put them under "other books".
"AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING A General Reference Work, Volume II (Of a
Six-Volume Set) Publisher: American Technical Society Chicago, IL
1919. Very Good- Flexible leather For repair men, chauffeurs, and
owners; covering the construction, care, and repair of pleasure cars,
commercial cars, and motorcycles, with especial attention to ignition,
starting, and lighting systems, garage design and equipment, welding,
and other repair methods. Illustrated with over fifteen hundred
engravings." $35.00
http://tomfolio.com/searchresults.asp
Automobile Engineering. A General Reference Work. Volume II.
Chicago: American Technical Society, 1923. 8vo, flexible black pebbled
cloth, illustated with 'over Fifteen Hundred Engravings', photographs;
442 pp. $12.50
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=61185982
Automobile Engineering A General Reference Work for Repair Men,
Chauffeurs & Owners...&c.&c. Vol.III Electricity, Ignition, Lighting,
Starting, Wire Diagrams
American technical Soc., Chic. 1919,
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=296161250
Automobile Engineering: A general reference work for repair men,
chauffeurs, and owners, etc. VOLUME IV: covering ignition, starters,
generators, batteries, electrical repairs.
Chicago, American Technical Society, 1924. Illusts. with about 300 engravings
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=454340842
Countryman, Thomas Earl, 1892-
Modern electrical motor car equipment; its production, operation,
maintenance and repair,
[Independence, Mo., The Ensign publishing co.] 1919.
85 p. illus., diagrs. 25 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=67&ti=1,67&Search_Arg=Anderson+Electric+Car+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=21780&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619131348&SID=2
Automobile engineering; a general reference work ... prepared by a
staff of automobile experts, consulting engineers, and designers of
the highest professional standing; illustrated with over fifteen
hundred engravings.
Chicago, American technical society, 1918.
5 v. fronts., illus., plates, tables, diagrs. 22 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=150&ti=141,150&Search_Arg=electric+automobiles+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619135130&SID=3
Marshall, Charles William.
Electric vehicles, by Charles W. Marshall ...
London, Chapman & Hall, ltd., 1925.
xii, 96 p. front., illus., plates (part fold.) fold. tab., diagrs. 22 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=42&ti=1,42&Search_Arg=electric+automobiles+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619134159&SID=3
Wells, Harry Lorin, 1874-
Automotive wiring manual, 1919 ed.
Chicago, Automotive publishing company [c1918]
2 p. l., xxxii, 648 p. of blue prints. 20 x 28 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=153&ti=141,153&Search_Arg=electric+automobiles+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619135130&SID=3
American bureau of engineering, Chicago.
The automobile storage battery, its care and repair;
2d ed.
Chicago, Ill., The American bureau of engineering, inc., c1919.
4 p. l., 402 p. illus., diagrs. 20 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=155&ti=141,155&Search_Arg=electric+automobiles+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619135130&SID=3
Consoliver, Earl Lester.
Auto electric service manual,
[Madison? Wis., 1919]
cover-title, 55 numb. l. illus. 39 x 52 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=158&ti=141,158&Search_Arg=electric+automobiles+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619135130&SID=3
Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954.
How to operate a motor car; with an alphabetically arranged chapter,
devoted to car troubles, their causes and remedies, by A. Hyatt
Verrill.
New York, Street & Smith corporation [c1918]
2 p. l., 7-162 p. illus. 19 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=128&ti=71,128&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+motor+car+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619133748&SID=2
Manly, Harold Phillips, 1887-
The modern motor car; a book of simplified upkeep,
Chicago, Laird & Lee, inc. [c1918]
xii, 234, 20, 28, 134, 84, 513-536 p. illus. 19 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=143&ti=141,143&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+motor+car+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=12989&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619133946&SID=2
Classic Car Restorer's Handbook: Restoration Tips and Techniques for
Owners and Restorers of Classic and Collectible Automobiles
by Jim Richardson
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1557881944/
How to Restore Your Collector Car
by Tom Brownell
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0760305927/
Other Amazon title:
* Classic Car Restorer's Handbook: Restoration Tips and Techniques for
Owners and Restorers of Classic and Collectible Automobiles by Jim
Richardson
* How to Restore Metal Auto Trim by Jeff Lilly
* How to Paint Your Car (Motorbooks Workshop) by Dennis Parks
* Complete Idiot's Guide to Restoring Collector Cars (The Complete
Idiot's Guide) by Tom Benford
* Haynes Restoration Manual: Classic Cars : The Complete, Illustrated
Step-By-Step Guide by Lindsay Porter
* Automotive Upholstery Handbook by Don Taylor
M.C. Schiffer with T.C. Butts and K.K. Grimm
Taking Charge - The Electric Automobile in America. Washington and
London: Smithsonian Institution, 1994.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=The+Electric+Automobile+in+America&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&world_english=on&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&classic=on¤cy=USD&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr
E.L. Throm and J.S. Crenshaw
Popular Mechanics Auto Album.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=THROM&title=Popular+Mechanics+Auto+Album&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&world_english=on&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&classic=on¤cy=USD&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr
D.A. Kirsch
The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=The+Electric+Vehicle+and+the+Burden+of+History&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&world_english=on&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&classic=on¤cy=USD&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr
R.W. Clark, Edison
The Man Who Made The Future.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=Man+Who+Made+The+Future&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&world_english=on&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&classic=on¤cy=USD&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr
R. Conot
A Streak Of Luck.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=A+Streak+Of+Luck&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&world_english=on&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&classic=on¤cy=USD&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr
Moreton, David Penn, 1882-
Electrical equipment of the motor car;
New York, U. P. C. book company, inc., 1924.
xi, [9]-601 p. illus., diagrs. 18 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=33&ti=26,33&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+motor+car+1919&Search_Code=FT*&PID=1330&CNT=25&SEQ=20050619133001&SID=4
THE STAFF OF "THE MOTOR".
THE MOTOR ELECTRICAL MANUAL - The most practical guide to the
electrical equipment of the modern car. A fully illustrated handbook
on the working principles, maintenance and repair of lighting,
ignition and starting systems and auxiliaries.
Temple Press, English Univesities Press, London, c. 1938. 151 pp, b&w
illustrations, diagrams, very good copy in like, illustrated d/j. 8th
edition.
http://www.booksandcollectibles.com.au/bookfinder.php?book_id=130747664
Hall, Morris A. 1880-
Care and operation of automobiles; a handbook on driving, road
troubles, and home repairs, by Morris A. Hall.
Chicago, American school of correspondence, 1912.
3 p. l., 140 p. incl. illus., pl., diagr. front., pl. 25 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=22&ti=1,22&Search_Arg=care+operation+of+%22detroit+electric+car%22&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619124109&SID=11
Consoliver, Earl Lester.
Auto electric service manual,
[Madison? Wis., 1919]
cover-title, 55 numb. l. illus. 39 x 52 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=182&ti=141,182&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619122602&SID=3
Lane, William Henry, 1907-
A history of electric service in Detroit, by William H. Lane.
Detroit, Mich., Detroit bureau of governmental research, inc., 1937.
v, 86 p. illus. (incl. ports., map, facsims.) 28 cm.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=223&ti=211,223&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619122953&SID=3
GRAPHICS at the LOC
["Detroit Electric" auto on promotional tour through mountains from
"Seattle to Mt. Rainier": Man standing in front of auto, which is
parked on mountain road] c1919.
1 photographic print.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=49&ti=1,49&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619121533&SID=3
["Detroit Electric" auto on promotional tour through mountains from
"Seattle to Mt. Rainier": Mt. Ranier in background] c1919.
1 photographic print.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=50&ti=1,50&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619121533&SID=3
[Charging the battery of a Detroit electric automobile] c1919.
1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=52&ti=1,52&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619121533&SID=3
[A Detroit Electric automobile stopped on road by burnt-over land,
with snow-covered mountain in background, Washington] c1919.
1 photographic print.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=53&ti=1,53&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619121533&SID=3
Barrows, A. H., Jr.
Electric Park, Detroit, Mich. 1906.
14 photographic prints ; 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=161&ti=141,161&Search_Arg=detroit+electric+car+manual&Search_Code=FT*&PID=29372&CNT=70&SEQ=20050619122602&SID=3
HISTORY AND IMAGES ONLINE
Forney Museum of Transportation
"The ANDERSON CARRIAGE COMPANY began building carriages and buggies in
Port Huron, Michigan in 1884. It moved to Detroit in 1895.
Realizing the coming of the automobile they began production of their
'DETROIT ELECTRIC' in June of 1907, producing 125 cars that year. This
increased to 1500 in 1910. In 1911 the firm changed its name to the
ANDERSON ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY and introduced its new 'chainless'
direct shaft drive automobile.
Even though they advertised 80 miles between charges, an endurance run
was made of 211 miles on a single battery charge. They used Edison
batteries.
The car's appeal was mainly to women drivers and doctors, both of whom
desired the dependable and immediate start without cranking. Remember,
doctors made house calls in those days.
In 1914 production had increased to 4669 cars and in 1919 the name was
again changed, to the DETROIT ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY."
http://www.forneymuseum.com/DetroitElectric.htm
Electric Vehicles In The Early Years Of The Automobile
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pes/public/2004/may/peshistory.html
"This 1918 electric car was purchased by Duke Power Company in 1993
from Dr. & Mrs. Harry Kanhofer of Santee, S.C., and was restored by
Duke Power employees from the Toddville Garage, Toddville Machine
Shop, Great Falls Machine Shop, Lark Maintenance Center, Corporate
Carpentry and York Technical College Electric Vehicle Program.
The car is steered by a tiller, and the throttle is also a tiller.
The electric motor is directly under the passenger compartment, and
batteries are located under the hood and the trunk."
http://www.yorktech.com/ev/1918.asp
Detroit Electric 1907-1939
"In 1918 William Anderson retired, and was succeeded by an
Elwell-Parker employee M.S. Towson. The company named was changed the
next year to Detroit Electric Car Company, although body production
was still under the name Anderson."
http://www.lib.wayne.edu/resources/special_collections/local/cfai/pages/detroitelectric.html
"The Detroit electric car was produced from 1907 to 1938 by the
Anderson Carriage Co. (1907-1910), then the Anderson Electric Car Co.
(1911-1918) and finally the Detroit Electric Car Co (1919-1938), all
of them being located in Detroit. The 31-year span of production makes
this one of the longest-lived electric cars being produced, and it was
one of the more popular makes of electric cars in the U.S. While more
than 1,000 vehicles per year were produced some years prior to 1914,
production fell off after that and dramatically into the 1920's.
During the 1930's production was on an as-ordered basis only, and very
few Detroit electrics were produced after 1935, although orders were
apparently accepted until 1942. Starting in the 1920's, the Detroits
started to use body parts from conventional car-builders which tended
to make the cars look more like gasoline-powered cars, including some
with vents in the hood.
There is a 1914 and a 1922 Detroit Electric in the holdings of the
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn MI. The 1914 Detroit in the collection
was that of Mrs. Ford. While she always had a personal vehicle from
the time Ford was mass-producing vehicles, she never drove a Ford,
only electrics. Stories of the period indicate she felt gasoline was
too dangerous."
http://www.econogics.com/ev/evhistd.htm
1915 Detroit Electric Coupe
http://www.econogics.com/ev/detroit.jpg
1914 Detroit Roadster Model 46
http://www.econogics.com/ev/model46.jpg
This 1915 Detroit Electric represented the prime of America's most
successful electric car.
http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=16&category=business
Detroit Electric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric
The History of Electric Vehicles
The Early Years - Electric Cars (1890 - 1930)
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aacarselectrica.htm
Clara Ford's 1914 Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham
http://www.henryfordestate.org/claracar.html
...and something different...
Ephemera for sale:
Detroit Electric ephemera
Mailer Packet, Part Color Folder, 2 Models Shown, Factory Letter, 2
Factory Mailing Envelopes
http://www.autolitshop.com/shop/searchresults.asp?inexid=9HQL0S0DCV
There you have it, I hope you've enjoyed the results of my research as
much as I enjoyed doing it. I'm now extremely jealous of you and want
one of those little cars, they are really neat! Please let me know if
you have any questions before closing/rating my answer and I'll be
happy to respond.
Thank you,
hummer
Search Strategy
Aside from doing the usual searches at Google and used book websites
using terms like: detroit electric car, motorcar, anderson carriage
company, etc., my breakthrough came when I started seaching the
Library of Congress. I went through the lists using the above search
terms, looking for anything of interest published around 1919. My
heart did a little leap when I finally came on "Electric Vehicle
Hand-Book", and especially after I researched it and found out it was
published every year, including 1919!
Here's the search link at the LOC:
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
RedLightGreen was also helpful
http://www.redlightgreen.com |
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