Definition of The Brass Era (USA)

1.2 Brass Era (USA)

• This is the first period of automotive manufacturing and named for the prominent brass fittings used.

• Covers the period from when the first commercial automobiles were marketed in the 1890s to about 1918 (end of World War 1).

• Cars of this era are still sometimes called  "horseless carriages."

• In the United Kingdom this era is split into two periods:

• Veteran & Edwardian