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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's K-R-I-T Motor Car Company page on 2 November 2015, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Its name probably originated from Kenneth Crittenden, who provided financial backing and helped design the cars. The emblem of the cars was a swastika. Krit occupied two different sites during its history: the first one it took over from the Blomstrom car, and in 1911 moved to the works that had been used by R. M. Owen & Company who had moved to become Owen Magnetic. The cars were conventional 4-cylinder models and many were exported to Europe and Australia. The outbreak of World War I seriously damaged the company and it failed in 1915. A few cars were subsequently assembled from remaining parts.
In 1911 the KRIT Motor Company was purchased by Walter S. Russel of the Russel Wheel and Foundry Company.
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 10 December 1911 | KRITS POPULAR IN FOREIGN LANDS | The San Francisco Call |
| 14 July 1912 | KRIT NEW MOTOR CAR. | The Arizona Republican |
| 20 April 1913 | COAST PROSPECTS PLEASE KRIT MAN | The San Francisco Call |
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1911 Advertisement
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1912 Advertisement
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1917 Parts Advertisement
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