Banner Buggy Company - 1880-1921 St Louis, Missouri
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Banner Buggy Company of St. Louis - BANNER - St. Louis, Missouri - (1910, 1915) - The Banner Buggy Company of St. Louis was one of the largest horsedrawn vehicle manufacturers in the country, and it is rather surprising that it was not until 1910 that the firm began to contemplate embarking upon automobile manufacture. Contemplation, ,and a few prototypes, proved to be as far as the company proceeded at this time. In July of 1910, Banner president Russell E. Gardner had announced the formation of the subsidiary Banner Automobile Company. Joining him in this venture were Hugh Cartwright, Banner Buggy vice-president; and Elmer L. Roginger, a department manager of Banner Buggy. Gardner stated that this new company would not commence "active manufacturing for some time," but that ultimately a plant would be built with a capacity of 20,000 machines a year. This was quite true, but when the automobile from this new plant arrived at the end of the First World War, it would not be called a Banner, but a Gardner instead. For a few years previous, the Banner Buggy people operated as a Chevrolet assembly plant, and also built Chevrolet bodies, An automobile called the Banner never did see production. - - - Banner Buggy Company of St Louis, Missouri was owned by Russell E. Gardner and built bodies for Chevrolet. Starting in 1915 they started assembling whole cars for Chevrolet and were eventually purchased by GM at the start of WWI. After the armistice, Gardner starting work on the manufacture of his Gardner automobile. Banner Buggy Company of St Louis, Missouri was owned by Russell E. Gardner and built bodies for Chevrolet. Starting in 1915 they started assembling whole cars for Chevrolet and were eventually purchased by GM at the start of WWI. After the armistice, Gardner starting work on the manufacture of his Gardner automobile. Known to exist at least through 1921xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "The Perfect Banner Buggy"
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