• Description; Cast brass threaded hub cap for a Briscoe automobile built in Jackson, Michigan between the years of 1914 and 1921. This cap is a bit unusual in that it has flats cast into the outside diameter.
• Size; The cap has an outside diameter of 3.434 “ (87mm) at the flat and is 1.717” (44mm) high .This cap has ainsert reducing thread diameter to 2 13/15” (2.768” 70mm) – 16 threads per inch.
• Weight: 1 lb 1 7/8 oz (505 gms)
The Briscoe was an American automobile manufactured at Jackson, Michigan by a group headed by Benjamin Briscoe.
A few months after his departure from the United States Motor Company in 1913, Benjamin Briscoe established a manufacturing plant at Billancourt, France to design and manufacture the first automobile in France built by American methods. The business was called Briscoe Freres; Billancourt was the home of Renault.
In 1915, Briscoe offered what he called "The First French Car at an American Price." Briscoe claimed that the auto had been designed by a French design studio. It featured a single headlamp in the front, faired into the radiator shell. The auto was priced at $750.00 but this price did not include a top, windshield, or starter.
The company also produced the Argo, the Hackett, and the Lorraine.
A few months after his departure from the United States Motor Company in 1913, Benjamin Briscoe established a manufacturing plant at Billancourt, France to design and manufacture the first automobile in France built by American methods. The business was called Briscoe Freres; Billancourt was the home of Renault.
In 1915, Briscoe offered what he called "The First French Car at an American Price." Briscoe claimed that the auto had been designed by a French design studio. It featured a single headlamp in the front, faired into the radiator shell. The auto was priced at $750.00 but this price did not include a top, windshield, or starter.
The company also produced the Argo, the Hackett, and the Lorraine.