Nyberg Automobile
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Nyberg was the name of an early American automobile
manufacturing company, now defunct. Henry Nyberg of Chicago, Illinois, saw an opportunity in the nascent auto industry and purchased the Rider Lewis Motor Company of Anderson, Indiana
, in 1910. The Nyberg company enlarged operations when it began assembling automobiles. As with most automobiles of the time, manufacture of the Nyberg was very labor intensive. The cars were made by hand and the Nyberg employees took great pride in their output. The company turned out their first finished car on March 30, 1911. Operations ceased in 1914. The company was sold to A. C. Barley of Streator, Illinois
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Henry Nyberg is also associated with the Regal
automobile produced in Berlin, Ontario, from 1915 to 1917.
and sold for $1000.
Automobile
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manufacturing company, now defunct. Henry Nyberg of Chicago, Illinois, saw an opportunity in the nascent auto industry and purchased the Rider Lewis Motor Company of Anderson, Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
, in 1910. The Nyberg company enlarged operations when it began assembling automobiles. As with most automobiles of the time, manufacture of the Nyberg was very labor intensive. The cars were made by hand and the Nyberg employees took great pride in their output. The company turned out their first finished car on March 30, 1911. Operations ceased in 1914. The company was sold to A. C. Barley of Streator, Illinois
Streator, Illinois
Streator is a city in LaSalle and partially in Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago, Illinois in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. It is the center of the geographic region known as...
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Henry Nyberg is also associated with the Regal
Regal (automobile)
The Regal was a United States automobile produced by the Regal Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1907 to 1918. In addition to American sales, the cars were exported to Britain as the Seabrook-RMC. In 1916, the touring car sold for US$650....
automobile produced in Berlin, Ontario, from 1915 to 1917.
Rider-Lewis Motor Company
The related Rider-Lewis Motor Company produced automobiles from 1908 to 1909. The 1909 model produced 30 hpHorsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
and sold for $1000.