S.R. Bailey & Co.

S.R. Bailey & Company was an American manufacturer of electric automobiles from 1905 until 1916. They were based in Amesbury, Massachusetts, an early capital of automobile manufacture prior to the Great Depression.

Advertisement of S.R. Bailey & Co. from 1913

Advertisement of S.R. Bailey & Co. from 1913

Company History

The company, based in Amesbury, Massachusetts, originally manufactured car bodies. Amesbury was a major center of car body manufacturers prior to the Great Depression. In 1907, S.R. Bailey began the production of automobiles. The brand name was Bailey, sometimes with the addition of Electric. 1916 was the last year of production, when the enterprise went into bankruptcy. Assets were purchased by Biddle and Smart, manufacturer of automobile bodies, in 1917.^[1]

Vehicles

The company produced electric cars. The range was given as 80 to 100 miles at a constant speed of 15 m.p.h. The batteries were mounted below the body.^[2]

Model overview

Photo of Bailey Electric automobile from 1908

Year	Model	Wheelbase (cm)	Make
1908–1909		193	Queen Victoria Phaeton
1910–1911		201	Queen Victoria Phaeton
1912–1913		208	Queen Victoria Phaeton
1912–1913		269	Roadster
1914	Model E	208	Roadster 2-seater
1914	Model EVP	208	Victoria 2-seater
1914	Model F	284	Roadster 2-seater
1914	Model F	335	Roadster 4-seater
1915	Model F	208	Cabriolet 3-seater
1915	Model F	284	Roadster 2-seater
1915	Model F	335	Touring Car 4-seater
1916	Model F	284	Roadster 2-seater
1916	Model F	335	Roadster 4-seater

References

1. Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805–1942. Digital Edition. 3rd ed. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2, P. 96
2. George Nick Georgano (Editor): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, P. 126.