Pope Manufacturing Company

The Pope Manufacturing Company, located in Hartford, Connecticut, was an American bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacturer. They also built fire apparatus from 1908 to 1912.
==History==
Pope was incorporated in 1877 and was a successful manufacturer of bicycles. Production of motorized bicycles began in 1902 and the company also built motorcycles until its demise. Pope also operated five automobile companies, namely Pope-Hartford, Pope-Robinson, Pope-Toledo, Pope-Tribune and Pope-Waverley.
Pope-Hartford built combination hose and chemical cars, hose wagons, patrol cars, salvage corps cars and chief's vehicles on their own four-cylinder chassis. Production ceased in or around 1912. The Pope company itself filed for bankruptcy in 1915.
==Sources==
*McCall, Walter M.P. Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2009. ISBN 9781583882528
== External Links ==
* https://museumofcthistory.org/the-horseless-era-arrives-pope-manufacturing-company/
* https://connecticuthistory.org/albert-augustus-pope-1843-1909/
Category:Defunct American fire apparatus manufacturers