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Clark Carriage Company was another one of the many
old-school carriage makers that supplied wooden and composite metal bodies
and sub-assemblies to the larger body builders located in and around
Amesbury.
The Clark Carriage Co, successors to J.H. Clark, Amesbury, Mass
Among the body building companies that developed in Amesbury shortly
after the introduction of metal covered bodies in 1910 was the Clark
Carriage Co. After the death of John H. Clark, senior member of the firm,
the business was continued by Thomas Clark, who for many years was not at
all antagonistic to the automobile, believing that there was a place for
both carriages and autos. As a result very few early wooden auto bodies were
built by this company. Their first motor car bodies were built of aluminum
for the Buick Motor Car Co. They continued to do work for this company
during the entire career in the automobile business, specializing in the
Buick touring car. In 1913 seven to ten bodies per week were finished. A
large brick factory at the corner of Oakland and Chestnut Street housed the
establishment where in 1916 one hundred and twenty-five men were employed.
The Walker Body Co. bought out the Clark Carriage Co. in 1920.
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