Milburn Light Electrics
Milburn Wagon Company
1914 - 1923
-Milburn Electric Registry
There are at least 56 Milburn Electrics that still exist including five (5) Model 15 coupes, four (4) Model 22 broughams, thirteen (13) Model 27 broughams, thirty-one (33) Model 27L broughams and one (1) post-GM 1923+ Model 27L built on a Model 27D chassis with unique 27Dxx serial number.
This page provides a quick overview of the known remaining Milburn Electric vehicles, their owners and which are available for public viewing.
| Year** Model |
S/N's (link to data page or photo) |
Owner (link to owner's website) |
Location | On public display? |
| Model 15 Coupe (1915-1916), S/N 15-101 thru 15-894 or more | ||||
| 1915 Model 15 Coupé |
 #15-106 Motor:284367 |
Jack Lundy [ Original owner: "Thomas P. Pease" of Minneapolis ] |
Marshalltown, Iowa | No |
| 1915 Model 15 Coupé |
 #15-135 Motor:228987 Body:148 |
Brian Ruf [ Earliest known owner: Gary Speck of Plymouth, MI ('84-'90) ] |
Reno, Nevada | No |
| 1915 Model 15 Coupé |
 #15-244 |
Francis Gularte [Earliest known owner: Mrs. C. Carr, Ventura, Ca. 1916] |
Ventura, California | No |
| 1915 Model 15 Coupé |
 #15-307 Motor:424625 |
Rene Hopf [ Earliest known owner: Rick Lane] |
Germany | No |
| 1916? Model 15 Coupé |
 #15-586 Motor:497764 |
Ruthmere Museum [ Original (?) owner: Nellie Knickerbocker, Elkhart, Indiana ] |
302 East Beardsley Avenue Elkhart, Indiana 46514 |
Yes |
| Model 22 Broughams (1915-1916), S/N 2-101-2 thru 2-856-2 or more | ||||
| 1916 Model 22 Brougham |
 #2-xxx-2 Motor:455182 aBody: 193 |
MISSING since
2015---presumably sold by Hyman for around $55k [ Original Owners: E.Eugene Hawkins of Long Island, purchased new for wife as wedding gift in 1916 ] |
N/A | N/A |
| 1916 Model 22 Brougham |
 #2-309-2 Motor:455708 Body: 304 |
Bill Rigby | Cooperstown, New York | Will show by appointment (607) 547-1900 |
| 1916 Model 22 Brougham |
 #2-xxx-2 Motor: 455685 Body: 330 |
Jim Anderson [ Earliest known owner (1950's): Harry Gilbert. Suspected 1960's owner: Alton Walker, founder of Pebble Beach Concours] |
Menominee, Minn | No |
| 1916 Model 22 Brougham |
 #2-xxx-2 Motor:433713 Body: 555 |
Museo Automovilistico de Malaga | Malaga, Spain | Yes |
| Model 27 Broughams (1917-1918), S/N 2-101-7 thru 2-899-7 | ||||
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-160-7 Motor:457978 Body: TBD |
Josiah K Lilly, III
Antique Automobile Museum at Heritage Museums and Gardens [ Earliest known owner: Beatrice H. Wormelle of Falmouth, Mass.---owned thru Feb 1965 ] |
67 Grove Street Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563 |
Yes |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-355-7 Motor:458312 |
State Historical Society of
Iowa, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs [ Original owners: Iowa Gov. George W. and Arletta Clark ] |
State of Iowa Historical Bldg. 600 East Locust Des Moines, Iowa 50319 |
Yes |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-373-7 Motor:458256 |
MISSING since Oct 2019 [ Earliest known owner: Harold P. Phillips, Hastings, Mich. 1950's. Likely: A.C.Baker in 1949]. Sold Oct 2019 at Hershey for $62.7k |
Was: Nebraska 68810 |
? |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-381-7 Motor: TBD Body: 5375 |
MISSING since Oct 2018 Former owner: Dick Burdick (Dick's Classic Car Garage) NOTE: This car sold at Oct 2018 Hershey auction for $57.5k |
Unknown | ? |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-395-7 Motor:458156 Body:496 |
William "Red" Lewis [ Original owner: Richard H. Wright, Durham N.Carolina tobacco magnate ] |
DePere, Wisconsin | ? |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-438-7 Motor:458633 Body: 408 |
Jerry Kramer | Richmond, Indiana | ? |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-450-7 Motor# 458581 Body#802 |
Norwegian Museum for Science and Technology [ Earliest known owner: Josef DeCaspary of Oslo, 1939 ] |
Kjelsåsveien 143 - 0419 Oslo, Norway |
Yes |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-462-7 Motor:458557 |
Horseless Carriage Collection of Otto Siderits (winner in 2013 Ault Park Concours) [ Earliest known owner: Max and Esther Hofferbert of Xenia, Ohio --- won 1st place in the Hamilton Ohio Antique and Classic Car Club Show of 1976 for "Antique Car, Open 1916-1926" ] |
Cincinnatti, Ohio | No |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-596-7 Motor: 458417 |
Newell Booth [ Earliest known owner: Frederick Reese, who donated it to Thompson Products Museum (Crawford Auto Museum), Cleveland, Ohio, likely in the mid-50's ] |
San Diego, Cal. | No |
| 1917 Model 27 Brougham |
#2-638-7 Motor:458708 |
Boyertown Museum [ Earliest known owner: A. Atwater Kent, 1957 ] |
85 South Walnut Street Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512 Phone: 610-367-2090 |
Yes |
| 1918 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-656-7 Motor:458143 Body: 611 |
Unknown curent owner (Albert?)[Earliest known owner Ed Oberhaus, Archbold, Ohio] | Somewhere in UK | No? |
| 1918 ? Model 27 ? Brougham |
 All TBD |
Northern Indiana Historical Society [ Earliest known owner: Marlin Miller, donated 1973 ] | 808 West Washington, South Bend, Indiana 46601 | Yes |
| 1918 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-xxx-7 Motor:1117462 Body: 824 |
John de Bruyne | Trumpington, Cambridge, UK | No |
| Model 27L Broughams (1919-1924), S/N 2-900-7 thru 2-32XX-7 | ||||
| 1919 cars, S/N 2-900-7 thru approx. 2-1400-7, Body ID#5400 thru 55XX | ||||
| 1919 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1046-7 Body:5462 Motor:907431 |
Boyertown Museum [ Earliest known owner: Charles Flammer, Jr. 1957 ] |
85 South Walnut Street Boyertown, PA 19512 Phone: 610-367-2090 |
Yes Open 9:30-4:00 daily, except Monday |
| 1919 Model 27 Brougham |
 #2-xxxx-7 Body:5537 Motor:1027414 |
Owner: Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm (Tekniska Museet) [ Original owner: Waldemar Jungner Co., Stockholm ] |
Currently at: AUTOSEUM in Southern Sweden |
Yes |
| 1919? Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-xxxx-7 |
Norman Skinner | Skinner Farm Village 1850 W. State Road 32 Perryville, Indiana 47974 |
No |
| 1920 cars, S/N 2-1400-7 thru 2-18XX-7, Body ID#9XXX | ||||
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1416-7 Motor: 458186 Body: 9579 |
Bernhard Beck [ Earliest known owner: Dr. Charles R. Adams, Atlanta, 1955 ] |
Germany | ? |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1438-7 Motor:1028305 |
TBD collection in Russia since 2017 |
Pyshma, Russia | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham (1918?) |
 #2-1582-7 Body:9751 Motor:1026575 |
Ron Milburn [Earliest known owner: Allan Unrein, Bedford, Oh 2002] |
Sarasota, Florida | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1610-7 Body: 9796 Motor: 1028379 |
Ian McGregor or Beakerhead Museum [Earliest known owner:Paul Paff (1957)] |
2016: Calgary, Canada | On request |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1649-7 Body:9771 Motor:1028686 |
Ron Milburn [Prior owners: Unknown before 1986) |
Sarasota, Florida | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-xxxx-7 |
Stan and Beverly Paurazas [ Earliest known owner: John McMullen] |
Rochester Hills, Michigan | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1651-7 |
Anonymous or Unknown owner [ Earliest known owner: Wm.A.Petzold (1954)] |
Hinckley, Ohio | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham (built June'19 or after) |
 #2-1666-7 Motor: 458345 Body: 9749 |
Dwight Johnson [ Prior owner: Alec Gervaise, Elida, Saskachewan; Original owner was noted as in Chicago, Illinois. Earliest identified owner: Mrs. Irving Ryttenberg of Sumter, So. Carolina. Later owned by FBI agent Mel Purvis Jr., Florence, South Carolina] |
British Columbia | No |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1750-7 Motor:1028434 |
Ellwood
House and Museum [ Earliest known owner: Albert E. Fyffe in 1957 ] |
DeKalb, Illinois | Yes |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 2-1784-7 Body: 9922 |
Leif Nowicki [ Gordon Kavanaugh of Canada owned and painted pink in early 1960's ] |
Egeskov Castle Egeskov Gade 18 DK-5772 Kværndrup Denmark |
Yes |
| 1920 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-1818-7 Motor: 1028454 Body:9992 |
Myles Twete [ Earliest owner: Lee Oldfield 1934 -1950 ] |
Portland, Oregon | No |
| 1921 cars, S/N 2-1900-7 thru 2-2900-7, Body ID#16XXX, headlights changed | ||||
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2070-7 Motor:1039895 Body: 16058 |
Tom Lahey [ Early History TBD] |
Lake Asbury, Florida | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2079-7 Motor:1040119 Body: 16043 and 16073 |
Steve Pugh [ Earliest known owner: Albert Fawcett of Littlerock Arkansas prior to 1974] |
Manhattan Beach, California | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
(frame only) #2-2126-7 Motor:458491 |
Brian Ruf [Earliest known owner: W.A.Plunkett, Littlerock, 1922] |
Reno, Nevada | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2184-7 Motor:458643 Body: 16189 |
Todd McGraw [ Earliest known owner: Eugene Burrows in 1999] |
Matthews, North Carolina | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 Motor:1040926 |
John McMullen [ Earliest known owner: Jack Dunning] |
Lapeer, Michigan | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2235-7 Motor:1041242 |
Douglas County Historical Society [ Earliest known owner: Mrs. Arthur (Eleanor) Henley, Lawrence, KS donated to City of Lawrence in 1937 ] |
Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 |
Yes |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2252-7 Motor: 458491 (not orig) Body: 16317 |
Tom Schowalter [ Earliest owners: Suspect "Grooters" Museum in Grand Rapids, MI in 1950's] |
Eagle, Idaho | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2289-7 Motor:1040942 Body: 16414 |
Karl Ott [ Earliest suspected owner: Dan Burrill of StLouisPark, Minnesota, 1957/58] |
Switzerland | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2359-7 Motor:1040797 Body: 16484 |
Bill Lillie [ Earliest Known Owner: Stella Hanna, 1928 - 1944+] |
Connecticut | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2515-7 Motor:1040781 Body:16636 |
MISSING since December 2010 [Last with: History Trust of South Australia] [ Original owner: Elizabeth Bowman of Adelaide, Australia ] |
Unknown | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2531-7 Motor:1041311 Body:16TBD |
Fritz [ Ownership history unknown ] |
Germany | No |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2535-7 Motor: 1040714 'Body: 16647 |
Museum of Science & Industry [ Original owner: Famous football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg of University of Chicago---donated to MSI in '33 ] |
5700 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60637 |
Yes |
| 1921 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2887-7 Motor: 1039672 'Body: TBD |
J. J. Ervin Car purchased from Shriners Temple which showed it in parades for years |
New Bern, NC | No |
| 1922 cars, S/N 2-2901-7 thru 2-31XX-7, Body ID#17XXX, Motor S/N 117*, 5th speed, Gabriel snubbers, R.S. meters, Alemite lubricators | ||||
| 1922 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-2916-7 Motor:1178250 |
Wilford Taylor [ Original Owner: Leopold Petrot, Toledo, Ohio] |
Canyon, Texas | No |
1922(?) Model 27L Brougham ( Speedo: "M5", May 1920) |
 #2-xxxx-7 |
Cindy Selman (2022 NOTE: This car may be for sale) |
Belton,
Texas |
No |
| 1922 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-3027-7 Motor:1199605 Body: 17121 |
Antique Car Museum of Iowa | Coralville, Iowa 860 Quarry Rd. |
Yes |
| 1922 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-3174-7 Motor: Body: |
Kamyshmash (камышмаш/) Automotive Museum [Earliest known owner: Stella Hanna of Waterloo, IA, cca. 1942 (see Missing Milburns page)] |
Moscow, Russia | Yes |
| 1922 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-3175-7 Motor:1199470 Body: 17284 |
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
Collection [ Earliest known owner: An Indiana Museum cca 1930 ] |
Pinellas Park, Florida | Yes |
| 1923 model cars, S/N 2-32XX-7, Body ID#18XXX ?, Models 27L (5-pass) & 27F (4-pass), 3-hinges per door? | ||||
| 1923 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-xxxx-7 Model 27L |
Allen County Museum [ Original Owner: Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonell ] |
620 West Market Street Lima, Ohio 45801 |
No |
| 1923 Model 27L Brougham |
 #2-3284-7 Motor:1199383 Body: 17341 |
Dr. Roberto Assael, Globo Rojo (Red Balloon) Auto Club Museum |
El Paso, Texas | TBD |
| Post-GM sale 1923/1924 Model 27L cars, labeled "27D", S/N 27D-XX, Detachable wood wheels, 1921 Body ID#16XXX, 1922 gauges & snubber, but no 5th speed |
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| Mid-1923/1924 Model 27L Brougham |
 Model 27L #27D12 Body: 16840 |
Woody & Rebecca Fridae | Winters, California | No |
| Other accessories and equipment for Milburn Electrics | ||||
| Item | Description | Owner | Location | On public display? |
| Charger |
 Mercury arc rectifier |
Randy Ema | Orange, California | No |
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Latest News and Updates for Milburn fans:
- Mar 2017: 1920 Model 27L (blue and black) #216107 --- This car has resurfaced in Calgary, Canada per pics online from a museum event there. Last known owner was Zahnle in 2008; Earliest known owner was Paul Paff in 195
- Mar 2017: Carroll Hutton's 1920 Model 27L Brougham #214387 --- This car has sold and is now headed to Moscow, Russia: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/putnam-car-collector-sends-latest-restoration-to-r/
- Mar 2017: Stella Hanna/Bond/Schaeffer Milburn (#231747)
--- The long-missing, then resurfaced, then missing again 1923 Milburn
that popped up in Oregon awhile back, sold on Ebay to A&R Motors on the East Coast is
now apparently in the
Kamyshmash (камышмаш/ ) Automotive Company in Moscow, Russia
Long missing, this is historically one of the most well known Milburn cars given it is the formerly missing Stella Hanna car, the formerly missing Schaeffer car and the formerly missing Bond car---this car sat in a garage from the 1980's until surfacing briefly in late 2013 with a phone call from its owner...within months it disappeared on Ebay. - Mar 2017: 1922 Kermit Wilson/Mark Plante Milburn #222897 --- long owned by Mark Plante of Florida, appeared for 2-3 years in Grand Junction, Colorado at Tammy Allen's collector car museum. The museum's inventory sold in 2016 and this Milburn is now on its way to its new owner, Karl Ott of Switzerland---hope to hear some good stories from Karl.
- Feb 2016:
Tom Schowalter's 1921 Model 27L car #222527. This car was literally found in a barn in Michigan, but was in quite
decent shape. He needs a number of parts including: (a) motor drive
shaft, (b) controller, (c) window lifter handle(s), (d) battery tray
rail.
- Feb 2016: Update: The Otto Siderits Milburn was recently confirmed to be #24627. Prior to this, we suspected this was a 1916 Model 22. From its original 'Car#' plate, it's clear that it's a 1917 Model 27.
- Feb 2016: Recently Sold and now considered Missing Milburns --- If you have any leads or info on them, please contact me at matwete at comcast dot net.
- 1916 Model 22 E. Eugene Hawkins (blue and black): Prior owners included Remy Baker, a broker, a Tom McDonald, Long Island Automobile Museum and E. Eugene Hawkins who purchased the car originally in 1916 for his wife. This car appeared for sale by Hyman Ltd for $53.5k in 2014. By 2015 it no longer appears listed. This car has now fallen into the missing category.
- 1918 Model 27 (green and black) #26567: Sold at Hershey in 2010, this car was part of the O'Quinn Classy Chassy collection in Houston, Tx but is now missing again.
- 1921 Model 27L (black) #225157: Sold in 2010---This car was last with History Trust of South Australia.
**The year shown is determined based on the features known about the car including S/N, Body#, Model and features. Where this information is not available, the year/model is that given by the owner, often obtained by word-of-mouth from the person from whom they acquired the car. As far as possible, this table is arranged first by Model (15, 22, 27), then serial number (where known). We are still trying to resolve contradictions, and we will be trying to sort these out over time. Details of these cars, their ownership history and other items will help.
If you have a surviving Milburn Electric or know of any Milburn parts or historical information, please let us know so we can include it in this list. For those on public display, please furnish a street address, hours the display is open, etc., and your website address, if any.