Amédée-Ernest Bollée (11 January 1844[2] – 20 January 1917) was a French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars. After 1867 he was known as "Amédée père" to distinguish him from his similarly named son, Amédée-Ernest-Marie Bollée (1867–1926).
Bollée was the eldest son of Ernest-Sylvain Bollée, a bellfounder and inventor who moved to Le Mans in 1842. He became seriously ill in the 1860s and was obliged to delegate the day-to-day running of his businesses to his three sons. Amédée-Ernest was given charge of the bell foundry, while Ernest-Jules (1846–1922) supervised the hydraulic ram business and the youngest son, Auguste-Sylvain Bollée (1847–1906) assumed control of the Éolienne Bolléewind-turbine factory.
Steam vehiclesedit
L'Obéissanteedit
L'Obéissante photographed in 1875
Amédée père manufactured his first steam vehicle L'Obéissante (The Obedient) in 1873 and made the first road trip between Paris and Le Mans in 18 hours. The L'Obéissante carried 12 passengers and had a cruising speed of 30 km/h (19 mph) and a top speed of 40 km/h (25 mph). It was driven by two V twin steam engines, one for each rear wheel. The original vehicle is preserved in the collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris.[3]
La Mancelleedit
La Mancelle of 1878
In 1878 Amédée père designed La Mancelle, which is regarded as the first automobile to be put into series production, 50 being manufactured in all. It possessed such (for the period) advanced features as rear-wheel drive (via shaft to the differential and then via chain to the rear wheels) and independent suspension on all four wheels. The original vehicle is preserved in the collection of the Musée de l'Automobile de la Sarthe.[4]
La Marie-Anneedit
La Marie-Anne in 1879
The public demonstrations of L'Obeissante and La Mancelle had secured orders for the Bollée factory, and Amédée père accepted an order for a road train which was completed in 1879. Developing 100 hp (101 PS; 75 kW), La Marie-Anne had a three speed gearbox and was capable of towing 35 tonnes (34 long tons; 39 short tons) on a 6% slope.
La Nouvelleedit
Amédée père had derived from La Mancelle different vehicles that he delivered in a variety of styles of bodywork such as: limousine, coach, omnibus etc. The La Nouvelle was from this series and was completed in 1880. The rear of the vehicle was designed to receive the piston engine, this time rejected near the boiler in order to enlarge the passenger cabin.[5]
La Rapideedit
La Rapide in 1881
La Rapide (The Rapid) was built in 1881 and was noted for achieving a speed of 62 km/h (39 mph). La Rapide grouped the boiler, the engine and the controls at the front of the vehicle, thus making it possible for it to be driven by a single operator.[6]
amédée, bollée, amédée, ernest, bollée, january, 1844, january, 1917, french, bellfounder, inventor, specialized, steam, cars, after, 1867, known, amédée, père, distinguish, from, similarly, named, amédée, ernest, marie, bollée, 1867, 1926, notre, dame, saigon. Amedee Ernest Bollee 11 January 1844 2 20 January 1917 was a French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars After 1867 he was known as Amedee pere to distinguish him from his similarly named son Amedee Ernest Marie Bollee 1867 1926 Notre Dame of Saigon with bells of Bollee 1 Carillonneur Brian Swager plays the historic carillon of Amedee Bollee at the Perpignan Cathedral Contents 1 Biography 2 Steam vehicles 2 1 L Obeissante 2 2 La Mancelle 2 3 La Marie Anne 2 4 La Nouvelle 2 5 La Rapide 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBollee was the eldest son of Ernest Sylvain Bollee a bellfounder and inventor who moved to Le Mans in 1842 He became seriously ill in the 1860s and was obliged to delegate the day to day running of his businesses to his three sons Amedee Ernest was given charge of the bell foundry while Ernest Jules 1846 1922 supervised the hydraulic ram business and the youngest son Auguste Sylvain Bollee 1847 1906 assumed control of the Eolienne Bollee wind turbine factory Steam vehicles editL Obeissante edit nbsp L Obeissante photographed in 1875Amedee pere manufactured his first steam vehicle L Obeissante The Obedient in 1873 and made the first road trip between Paris and Le Mans in 18 hours The L Obeissante carried 12 passengers and had a cruising speed of 30 km h 19 mph and a top speed of 40 km h 25 mph It was driven by two V twin steam engines one for each rear wheel The original vehicle is preserved in the collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris 3 La Mancelle edit nbsp La Mancelle of 1878In 1878 Amedee pere designed La Mancelle which is regarded as the first automobile to be put into series production 50 being manufactured in all It possessed such for the period advanced features as rear wheel drive via shaft to the differential and then via chain to the rear wheels and independent suspension on all four wheels The original vehicle is preserved in the collection of the Musee de l Automobile de la Sarthe 4 La Marie Anne edit nbsp La Marie Anne in 1879The public demonstrations of L Obeissante and La Mancelle had secured orders for the Bollee factory and Amedee pere accepted an order for a road train which was completed in 1879 Developing 100 hp 101 PS 75 kW La Marie Anne had a three speed gearbox and was capable of towing 35 tonnes 34 long tons 39 short tons on a 6 slope La Nouvelle edit Amedee pere had derived from La Mancelle different vehicles that he delivered in a variety of styles of bodywork such as limousine coach omnibus etc The La Nouvelle was from this series and was completed in 1880 The rear of the vehicle was designed to receive the piston engine this time rejected near the boiler in order to enlarge the passenger cabin 5 La Rapide edit nbsp La Rapide in 1881La Rapide The Rapid was built in 1881 and was noted for achieving a speed of 62 km h 39 mph La Rapide grouped the boiler the engine and the controls at the front of the vehicle thus making it possible for it to be driven by a single operator 6 See also editHistory of steam road vehiclesReferences edit Institut international d informatique Leon Bollee Archived May 10 2008 at the Wayback Machine in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam According to le registre d Etat civil de la commune de Sainte Croix acte no 2 de 1844 1873 L Obeissante by Amedee Bollee History of the Automobile origin to 1900 Herge Archived from the original on 2020 07 16 Retrieved 2020 07 15 1878 La Mancelle by Amedee Bollee History of the Automobile origin to 1900 Herge Archived from the original on 2020 07 16 Retrieved 2020 07 15 1880 La Nouvelle by Amedee Bollee History of the Automobile origin to 1900 Herge Archived from the original on 2020 07 15 Retrieved 2020 07 15 1881 La Rapide by Amedee Bollee History of the Automobile origin to 1900 Herge Archived from the original on 2020 07 15 Retrieved 2020 07 15 External links editThe Bollee familyIn French La Obeissante 1873 Archived 2011 05 21 at the Wayback Machine La Mancelle 1878 Archived 2011 05 21 at the Wayback Machine La Marie Anne 1879 Archived 2007 05 26 at the Wayback Machine La Nouvelle 1880 Archived 2010 03 29 at the Wayback Machine La Rapide 1881 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amedee Bollee amp oldid 1172039396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
