Harvey A. Moyer

Harvey Allen Moyer
Harvey Allen Moyer
Born	1853; Clay, New York, United States
Died	October 9, 1935 (aged 82); Syracuse, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Carriage Builder, ; Auto Manufacturer
Spouse	Rosamond Wilcox
Children	Bert W. Moyer who married Edna Cholet; Maude Moyer who married architect Ward Wellington Ward

Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876.^[1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908^[2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland.^[3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10

Moyer inventions[edit]

Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes:^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents". Datamp, 2003-2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
^ "Moyer Heritage - Love for Autos Runs in Family". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 16, 1966.
^ "Moyer Antiques to Go on Sale". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 16, 1961.
^ "H. A. Moyer Designer builder, high grade carriages". H. A. Moyer Carriage Company, 1909. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

Authority control databases
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National	United States