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The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo.
The Jackson Motor Car Company of Jackson, MI, started out in 1894 as a joint venture of Byron J. Carter and his father Squire B. Carter and was more of a bicycle shop than a company that produced cars. In fact, Byron was more interested in steam power than gasoline powered cars.
The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo.
Jan 17, 2013 · Jackson was home to 25 car manufacturers from 1901 to 1954. Other than the Buick, none of the models produced here survive anywhere today.
Byron J. Carter, (August 17, 1863 – April 6, 1908) was an American automotive pioneer. He was a founding partner of the Jackson Automobile Company, and founder of the Cartercar Company. Early life and experience. Byron J. Carter was born on August 17, 1863, in Jackson County, Michigan, to Squire B. Carter and Martha Crum.
One of the first automobile companies to be formed in Jackson, Michigan was the “Jackson Automobile Company” at Park Place and Park Avenue in 1902 by three farsighted business men, namely: Byron J. Carter, George A. Matthews and Charles Lewis.
This Jackson Automobile Company advertisement appeared on page 113 of Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, Vol. VII, No. 10, on April 1, 1903. Compare this image with the nostalgic images of the Jaxon in the Automemories series below.
