Viele Motor Company retailer Keychain/Fob

Product Name: Viele Motor Company retailer Keychain/Fob
Vintage Keychain, leather and brass 1909 Velie Motor Company, located in Moline, Illinois was founded by Willard Lamb Velie, maternal grandson of John Deer. Veile saw his first automobile in 1901 when a minstrel show came to town. In 1902 Velie founded Velie Carriage Company, which was successful, then Velie Motor Vehicle Company in 1908 which was successful.One thousand cars were sold in 1909 in the first year of production. Velie developed its own four-cylinder engine in 1911. For the first six years Velies were advertised in the John Deere catalogue retailer as Velie was not only the grandson of Mr. John Deere but also an executive for the John Deere Company.Velie introduced a more powerful six-cylinder engine was in 1914.  Willard Velie died on October 24, 1928.  His son closed the Velie factory in November. The first Velie is alive and well in Red Cloud, Nebraska.