Haynes’ first horseless carriage, now in the Elwood Haynes in his horseless carriage in 1918 Smithsonian Institute, is the oldest Elwood Haynes American-made vehicle still in existence. Museum

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In 1923, the inventor built a new plant for his Haynes Automobile Company. Production rose to 40 cars per day. However, Mr. Haynes died two years Kokomo has had many famous and col- later on April 13, 1925 at the age of 67. The Haynes Museum is located in orful industrialists, but by far the most Elwood Haynes was a man of great famous of Kokomo’s industrial wizards success and achievement with consid- Beautiful Highland Park was Elwood Haynes who was born of eration and respect for all people, English ancestry in Portland, greatly beloved by all who knew him. on October 14, 1857. At the time of his death, all business in the City was suspended for the hour during his funeral.

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Here we see Elwood Haynes seated in his first car. The date on the sign proclaims Another Haynes automobile on display that the car was built in 1893. at the Automotive Heritage Museum. www.CityofKokomo.org Elwood Haynes Mr. Haynes moved to Kokomo in 1892. He received his drew a blueprint of the horseless carriage education from and took it to Elmer and Edgar (two Kokomo Machinists) and paid them 40 Worcester Poly- cents an hour to build it. On July 4, 1894, technic Institute Mr. Haynes took his first ride in the gasoline and Johns Hop- powered horseless carriage. kins University. He was the man- ager of the Natural Gas Company when A 1918 Haynes Model 39 Roadster he invented the thermostat and a re- frigeration device which condensed the moisture out of natural gas and Since he traveled a lot for the gas stopped gas line freeze. The waste company and was often anxious to product was gasoline. get home (but the horses needed rest), he thought some form of lo- comotion was needed. So he went to work on the problem choosing Haynes and Apperson formed a corporation gasoline to power it so he could use and built the Haynes Apperson Company this new waste product (gasoline). (1898-1902). In 1902 they separated and each had their own company.

Mr. Haynes’ first love was inventing alloys. In 1906, he invented a super alloy called . It is the hardest, most rust free alloy and has the highest melting temperature of any alloy known today. It is used in nuclear power plants, nuclear submarines, NASA missions, jet plane engines, dental and surgi- cal tools, lathing tools, etc…

Elwood Haynes invented the first He invented stainless in 1912 which is successful gasoline powered probably today's most widely used rust free automobile in the United States in 1894. alloy. Elwood Haynes 1894 “Pioneer”