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Moline Automobile Company, the Glossary

The Moline Automobile Company, (1904 – 1924) was an American brass era automobile manufacturer in East Moline, Illinois known for the Moline, Dreadnought Moline, Moline-Knight and R & V Knight marques.^[1]

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1904 establishments in Illinois
American companies established in 1904
Cars powered by Knight engines
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1924
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1904

Automobile Club of America

The Automobile Club of America (ACA) was the first automobile club formed in America in 1899.

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Automotive industry

The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Bosch (company)

Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Brand

A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers.

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Brass Era car

The Brass Era is an American term for the early period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent brass fittings used during this time for such features as lights and radiators. Moline Automobile Company and brass Era car are 1900s cars, 1910s cars and brass Era vehicles.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Cadillac

Cadillac Motor Car Division, or simply Cadillac, is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Moline Automobile Company and Cadillac are 1900s cars, 1910s cars, 1920s cars, brass Era vehicles, Veteran vehicles and Vintage vehicles.

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Car

A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.

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Coupe

A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.

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Daimler Company

The Daimler Company Limited, before 1910 known as the Daimler Motor Company Limited, was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry. Moline Automobile Company and Daimler Company are cars powered by Knight engines.

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Depression of 1920–1921

The Depression of 1920–1921 was a sharp deflationary recession in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries, beginning 14 months after the end of World War I. It lasted from January 1920 to July 1921.

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East Moline, Illinois

East Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

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Flat-twin engine

A flat-twin engine is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft.

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Galahad

Galahad, sometimes referred to as Galeas or Galath, among other versions of his name, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend.

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Glidden Tour

The Glidden Tours, also known as the National Reliability Runs, were promotional events held during the automotive Brass Era by the American Automobile Association (AAA) and organized by the group's chairman, Augustus Post.

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Henry M. Leland

Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur. Moline Automobile Company and Henry M. Leland are American automotive engineers and American automotive pioneers.

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HMS Dreadnought (1906)

HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors.

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Illinois State University

Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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King Arthur

King Arthur (Brenin Arthur, Arthur Gernow, Roue Arzhur, Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain.

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Knight engine

The Knight engine is an internal combustion engine, designed by American Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940), that uses sleeve valves instead of the more common poppet valve construction. Moline Automobile Company and Knight engine are cars powered by Knight engines.

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Lincoln Motor Company

Lincoln Motor Company, or simply Lincoln, is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. Moline Automobile Company and Lincoln Motor Company are Vintage vehicles.

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List of auto parts

This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Monobloc engine

A monobloc or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase) are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assembled later.

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Opposed-piston engine

An opposed-piston engine is a piston engine in which each cylinder has a piston at both ends, and no cylinder head.

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Poppet valve

A poppet valve (also sometimes called mushroom valve) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of petrol (gas) or vapour flow into or out of an engine, but with many other applications.

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Quad Cities

The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.

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SAE International

SAE International is a global professional association and standards organization based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Samuel Wilson Parr

Samuel Wilson Parr (January 21, 1857 – May 16, 1931) was an American chemist and academic from Illinois.

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Saxon Motor Car Company

The Saxon Motor Car Company was located in Detroit, Michigan, from 1914 to 1922. Moline Automobile Company and Saxon Motor Car Company are 1910s cars, 1920s cars, brass Era vehicles, Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States and Vintage vehicles.

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Sedan (automobile)

A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo.

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Sleeve valve

The sleeve valve is a type of valve mechanism for piston engines, distinct from the usual poppet valve.

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Staver

The Staver and Staver-Chicago was an American Brass Era automobile manufactured at 76th and Wallace Streets in Chicago, Illinois, by the Staver Carriage Company from 1906 until 1914. Moline Automobile Company and Staver are 1900s cars, 1910s cars, brass Era vehicles, Defunct companies based in Illinois, Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States and motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moline_Automobile_Company

Also known as Moline Knight, Moline-Knight.

Moline Automobile Company, the Glossary

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See also

1904 establishments in Illinois

American companies established in 1904

Cars powered by Knight engines

Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1924

Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1904

References