MIER

Mier Carriage & Buggy Co. (1908-1909)
Ligonier, Indiana 

Mier name painted on radiator tank top (1908)  rmsothebys

The Mier Carriage & Buggy Company had a successful and thriving buggy business when, in 1908, they added a 10/12 hp two-cylinder engine, friction transmission and double-chain drive to one of their standard buggy models, provided wheel steering and solid tires to produce the Mier Models A & B runabouts. Mier Models A & B continued into 1909 together with a longer wheelbase 18 hp two-cylinder version sold as Models C & D.

Mier sold about one hundred of their motorized buggies before the Mier was discontinued. Thereafter, the Mier company returned to the horse-drawn buggy business.

Emblem

The Mier did not carry an emblem but would have displayed the "Mier" name on a small metal maker's nameplate attached to the body of the vehicle either at the rear or under the driver's seat. It is likely, but not confirmed, that the following painted metal Mier buggy nameplate continued to be used on at least the first Mier runabouts. This Mier buggy nameplate is rare.

This is a Mier buggy nameplate (c1908)    mjs
Size: 77mm wide 19mm high

The bright "Mier" script painted on the front of the radiator tank top in the photo shown above at the top of this post is seen on a heavily restored Mier runabout, see also below. However, there is no evidence that the Mier displayed such a script originally:

Restored Mier Model A (1908)   wheelsage