Charles Abresch Company - 1871-1965 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin


    Abresch of Milwaukee (Charles Abresch Company 1871-? Manufacturer of Carriages and Wagons - Abresch Motors, Inc - Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Co) built some custom bodies for Kissel automobile sold through his Kissel dealership . New Yorker and Bradfield taxis were built in Kissel factory near the end of firm. Charles Abresch died in 1912.

Abresch was a Kissel dealer from 1908 on and also built production bodies for the early Ramblers and also the Fawick Flyer/Silent Sioux, as well as commercial bodies for Milwaukee firms. Manufactured an assembled truck for a short period of time from 1910-1912. His partner – Cramer - was a Mr. Kremers (Americanization of Kremers) 

Abresch built production bodies for the Rambler, Fawick Flyer and Silent Sioux.

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ABRESCH-KREMERS (US) c.1910-1912 The Charles Abresch Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The Abresch-Kremers was an assembled truck, built by a custom automobile body builder in Milwaukee. Little is known about their truck venture. The make is also referred to as the Abresch-Cramer, possibly an error, or a changing of a partner's name to give the marque a better chance in the marketplace. The Charles Abresch Co. survived until 1965, although they were almost certainly out of the truck business by 1913.

 

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