| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1850; 175 years ago (1850) |
| Defunct | 1919 |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Headquarters | Jewett, Ohio, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Locomotives High-speed trains Intercity and commuter trains Trams People movers Signalling systems |
TheJewett Car Company was an early 20th-centuryAmerican industrial company that manufacturedstreetcars andinterurban cars.
The company was founded in 1893 inJewett, Ohio, where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site along South Williams Street inNewark, Ohio, retaining the original name. The facility soon expanded to become one of Newark's largest employers. Among its customers was the city ofSan Francisco, California, which purchased several street cars from Jewett. The company produced more than 2,000 wood-and-steel street cars, shipping them to 26 states andCanada.
The Jewett Car Company went out of business in 1919 when the automobile began replacingmass transit.[1]
The most notable Jewett-built cars that are still running today are:
Additional non-operational Jewett cars are preserved at the following museums:
