Jewett Six Registry

Identification plate model designations:

1922 – Model 18-22 (First Series)

1923 – Model 18-22 (Second Series)

1924 – Model 18-22 (Third Series)

1925 – Model 23-25 (First & Second Series)

1926 – Model 25-26, Called “New Day” (First & Second Series)

1926 – Model 45 (First Series for 1927)

(photo - Glen E. Goodwin)

Chassis Numbers (Serial or VIN):

1922 – 10000 through 31500

1923 – 31501 through 60000

1924 – 60001 through 107595

1925 – 107596 through 299999

1926 – 300000 through 315500

1926 – 1st Series for 1927, unknown

NOTE: The above 1922 beginning Chassis number and the ending
           1926 number are considered correct by most sources, but all
           of the other numbers are controversial. Research on this
           is ongoing.

Motor Numbers:

1922 through 1925 number sequences are unknown at this time

1926 – 300000 through unknown

(In many cases this number was used as the VIN number when registering a car if the Identification Plate was no longer on the car)

Identification plate locations

1922 through 1924 The Motor and Model number Identification Plate is pinned to the crankcase on the driver’s side, below and to the rear of the carburetor. The Chassis Number (Serial or VIN) Identification plate is pinned to the horizontal, wooden seat base under the front passenger cushion. The Patent plate is pinned to the firewall, in the center, on the engine side.

1925 The Model and Motor number Identification plate is pinned on the crankcase, towards the front, on the driver’s side. The Chassis Number (Serial or VIN) and Motor number Identification plate is pinned to the front floorboard on the passenger side. The Patent number plate is pinned to the front floorboard on the driver’s side.

1926 The Chassis and Motor number plate was pinned to the floor, next to the seat and near the doorsill, on the passenger side. Different from the previous years, a somewhat larger plate, stating the Make, Model number, Motor number and Patent numbers, was pinned to the side and center of the block on the driver’s side. The Motor number was used as the Serial or VIN number for registration purposes when the Chassis number plate was no longer on the car.

Production designations:

6-44 was the ‘Series’ designation given to the 1921 Paige with their Six-cylinder, 44 horsepower, 248.9 cubic inch motor.
(The Jewett 6-50 motor was based on this 6-44 Paige motor)

6-50 was assigned to the 1922 through 1924 cars with a Jewett (Paige built) Six-cylinder, 50 horsepower, 249 c.i. (248.9) motor.

6-50 was assigned to the 1925 car with a Jewett (Paige built) Six-cylinder, 55 horsepower, 249 c.i. (248.9) motor,

6-40 was assigned to the 1926 car with a Continental 18L(9U-error) Six-cylinder, 40 horsepower, 169.2 c.i. motor. (A few early 1927 Paige cars had this motor)

6-45 was assigned to the 1st Series 1927 Jewett/Paige (built in late 1926) with a Continental 19L Six-cylinder, 45 horsepower, 185 c.i. motor.

Note: The above designations were for factory tracking and sales purposes only and were not stamped on the identification plates.

1922 through 1924 Wooden Body Frame

Standard, Special & De Luxe Features

The Standard Model - ‘As-delivered’ features were:

Black enamel paint was applied on the body panels, fenders and splash aprons. In 1923 they began dipping these body parts three times in enamel and baking them before assembly
Autumn Green and Japanese Blue enamel were two known body colors available from the factory, on special order, at an extra cost
The wood-spoked wheels were painted red
The radiator shell was painted black and a plain radiator cap was provided
A single round tail lamp lens and license plate bracket were attached to the center of the rear tire mount – no ‘stop’ light
A spare tire and tube were available at an extra cost as was the tire cover
A manual windshield wiper on the driver’s side.
Rear view mirror
Adjustable windshield visor
The 4-dr Sedan and the Touring had a folding foot rail on rear floor
Silk curtains with tassel pulls on the rear window and on the two quarter windows in the 4-dr. Sedan and the Coupe
A gray or fawn colored velour was used in the Sedan and Coach
Genuine leather upholstery in the Coupe and open cars
The 1922 Coupe had heavy wool upholstery fabric
Wool, low pile, black & gray speckled carpeting in the enclosed cars
Rubber matting in the open cars
The Brougham came with a rear mount trunk. Salesmen and businessmen were their targeted markets
Side curtains, for the open cars, and other accessories such as motometers, nickel-plated bumpers and step plates were available from the dealer at an extra cost

The Special Model – This term first appeared in the 1923 ads. ‘As-delivered’ features were:

2-bar nickel plated bumpers front & rear
Barrel-type nickel plated headlamps
Nickel-plated radiator shell
Flip-open, ‘dog-bone’ type radiator cap with Motometer
One tail lamp with divided running and stop light
Side/cowl parking lamps (1923-1925)
Adjustable windshield visor
Trico Folberth automatic vacuum windshield wiper
Rear view mirror
Disc wheels painted the same color as the body
Wood spoked wheels with natural finished spokes were optional
Fine gray broadcloth in the Sedans and Coupe
Hand-crushed Spanish leather in the Touring and Roadster
Silk curtains with tassel pulls in the enclosed cars
Better quality wool carpeting in the enclosed cars
Rubber matting in the open cars
Rear mount trunk with nickel-plated rub bars on the back of the body on the Touring and 4-dr. Sedans. The Broughams had the trunk only
Rear seat floor heater in the 4-dr. Sedan and De Luxe Brougham.
Folding foot rail on the rear floor of the 4-dr Sedan and Touring
Japanese Blue and Autumn Green are known colors available on the bodies in either enamel (1922-24) or lacquer (1925-26). Other colors were available at an extra cost
In 1923 they began dipping the fenders and aprons three times in black enamel and baking them before assembly
An extra tire with tube and cover mounted on the left front running board
Side curtains that opened with the doors were optional on the Touring and Roadster at an extra cost
The motor and gear were the same as in the Standard model

The De Luxe (not Deluxe) Model – This term was used in place of ‘Special’ in some of the early1924 ads and in all 1925-26 ads. It is thought to be an advertising term used to compete with other companies and their better models. Most of the ‘As-delivered’ features were the same as in the Special models except no side lamps were noted in 1926. Both 1925 and 26 models had new De Luxe features not seen in any previous year such as; interior door pockets on the front passenger door panel, the “Flying J” radiator cap, four snubber rebound shock absorbers and optional 4-wheel hydraulic brakes.

NOTE:

Look at the “Production Years” page and see other features for specific model years.
A “Sport Roadster” was only offered in 1925, 1st Series.
The use of the terms, Sport Touring, Touring Phaeton, Double Cowl Touring, Double Phaeton or Opera Coupe have not been noted in any literature or ads that are available to date.

The Body Makers

1922, 23’ & 24’ - C. R. Wilson Body Company, Detroit, did the metal stamping of the fenders, hoods, body panels, etc.

1922, 23’ & 24’ - J.C. Widman & Company, Detroit, specialized in automobile millwork such as body and seat frames.

1923 & 25’ - Gotfredson Body Company, Wayne, Michigan, did stamping of metal body parts and wooden millwork. (It is not clear to date which body style this company provided, but it is thought to have been the Brougham).

1925, 26’ and the 1st Series 1927 (produced in 1926) - Murray Body Corporation (previously the J.W. Murray Mfg. Co.), Detroit, did the millwork, metal stamping and body assembly. The Murray, Wilson, Widman and Towson and companies merged to form this Corporation.

To date the contracts have not been located but more than likely the Widman Company constructed the wooden framework, including the seat and cushion frames, and Wilson attached their metal body panels to that framework. These bodies and the rest of the sheet metal parts, made by Wilson, were then shipped to the Jewett plant and the automobiles were assembled, painted, upholstered, tested and finished there.

Research suggests that Gotfredson constructed the Brougham framework and applied their stamped body panels to them, and then sent those units to the Jewett assembly plant for completion. One can only speculate as to which company, Wilson, Gotfredson or Murray supplied the rest of the sheet metal parts for this model.