US Schermack Control Perfins

Perfin Image
Cover
Number of Holes 9
Missing Pins 4-7
City CHI
Company Unknown
1906 Series 314
1906 Series 320
1908 Series 343 39
1908 Series 344 28
1908 Series 345
1908 Series 346
1911 Series 383 21
1911 Series 384 3
1912 Series 408
1912 Series 409 1
Total Count 92
Total Count On Cover 3
Earliest Usage 5/18/1910
Latest Usage 1/?/1911
Comments Still a mystery, can't comfirm a user but we’re getting closer. Ohio Electric Car Company was underwritten in 1909 in Toledo, Ohio. Initial production of 10 in 1910 grew to 650 by 1916. Priced from $2300 to $3200. This was considered the Cadillac of the electric cars. No Known covers with corner return address. Very strange for a pattern with this many known singles. Many used singles bear a Chicago Kinzie Station cancel. Ohio Electric Car Company had a branch at 2634 Michigan Ave in Chicago's “Gasoline Alley”. The facility featured a large cream colored showroom with service facility in the rear. A confirming cover would be a great find!