Rambler is an automobile brand name that was first used by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company between 1900 and 1914.
Rambler by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company, 1900s
Thomas Jeffery in his prototype Rambler motor vehicle 1901
Rambler 6HP Runabout 1903
Rambler 6 1/2HP Runabout 1903
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
The Thomas B. Jeffery Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 1902 until 1916. The company manufactured the Rambler and Jeffery brand motorcars. It was preceded by the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company, a bicycle manufacturer. It was the predecessor company to Nash Motors, and thus one of the predecessor companies of American Motors Corporation (AMC) and later Chrysler.
Thomas B. Jeffery and his 1897 Rambler prototype
Charles T. Jeffery driving a 1901 Rambler Model A
The sprawling Jeffery works circa 1915
Jeffery company employees