Private company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Kensington Automobile Company was a veteran-era automobile company that operated from 1899 to 1904 in Buffalo, New York.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Kensington Automobile Company was a veteran-era automobile company that operated from 1899 to 1904 in Buffalo, New York.2
In August 1899, the Kensington Bicycle Company ceased bicycle production to venture into automobile manufacturing. They introduced a small electric car in 1900, which was later accompanied by a steam runabout in 1901. In 1902, a two-cylinder gasoline automobile was introduced and continued to be produced until 1904. The company faced failure in 1904.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kensington (steam automobile company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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