Mercer Indy car racer Caleb Bragg 1913 Indianapolis 500 automobile race photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the
1913
Mercer auto
.
Mercer
was an
American
automobile manufacturer from 1909 until 1925. It was notable for its high-performance cars, especially the Type 35 Raceabout.
There was considerable talent and backing for the Mercer Automobile Company; Ferdinand Roebling, son of
John A. Roebling
, was the president, and his nephew Washington A. Roebling II was the general manager. The Roeblings had extensive success with wire rope manufacturing and suspension bridge design; engineering was not a recent concept for them. The secretary-treasurer was John L. Kuser, who, with his brothers Frederick and Anthony, had amassed a fortune from banking, bottling and brewing.
Washington A. Roebling II was friends with William Walter, who had been making a small number of high-quality automobiles in
New York City
. The Kusers owned a vacant brewery in Hamilton, New Jersey, and brought Walter and
his car factory
there in 1906. However, Walter found himself deeply in debt by 1909, so the Roeblings and Kusers bought him out in a foreclosure sale. They changed the company name to Mercer, named after
Mercer County, New Jersey
. Talented designers and race drivers contributed to the new effort, and the focus became proving their product in competition.
This is a very nice and very rare
non period
photo that reflects a wonderful era of  automotive history in a wonderful way.  This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x 30 cm).  It makes it perfectly suitable for framing.
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