Harvey A. Moyer

Harvey Allen Moyer
Harvey Allen Moyer
Born	1853; Clay, New York, United States
Died	October 9, 1935 (aged 82); Syracuse, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Carriage Builder, ; Auto Manufacturer
Spouse	Rosamond Wilcox
Children	Bert W. Moyer who married Edna Cholet; Maude Moyer who married architect Ward Wellington Ward

Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876.^[1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908^[2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland.^[3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10

Moyer inventions

Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes:^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents". Datamp, 2003-2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
^ "Moyer Heritage - Love for Autos Runs in Family". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 16, 1966.
^ "Moyer Antiques to Go on Sale". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 16, 1961.
^ "H. A. Moyer Designer builder, high grade carriages". H. A. Moyer Carriage Company, 1909. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States