In 1907 George Hanson opened a bicycle store in Griffin , Georgia, and soon began selling Franklin automobiles. Ten years later the HANSON Motor Company was founded by George W. Hanson and M. Ferguson in Atlanta / Georgia in December 1917. In the early twenties, he approached the idea of making a small, low-priced car for the South. With the help of Don Ferguson he began designing in February 1917 the first Hanson car, a 5-passenger tourer with a Continental 7R six-cylinder engine.
"Tested and proved in the South" was his slogan, although the factory was in Detroit, the company´s registered office was in Atlanta.
In 1925 Hanson closed the business. It is believed that a total of 1,800 vehicles were produced and most of them were sold in Atlanta and other parts of Georgia.
Size
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Year
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1918 - 1925
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| backside without makers mark |
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| "TESTED AND PROVED IN THE SOUTH" 1920 advertisment |
The HANSON emblem has an unusual shape with an unusual outline. Therefore, I asked myself the question, what it shows or means. It does not show a map of Georgia or Atlanta as I first thought. The solution came closer when I included in my thoughts that the vehicle was built specifically for the South. And what is typical for the southern states ? The cotton production ! The emblem shows a cotton flower:
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| left: cotton flower right: HANSON emblem |
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