Krampers

About Krampers

Rudolph Kramper & Jørgensen was an early 20th century manufacturer of engines and automobiles in Denmark. The company started making its first engine in 1902. Blacksmith Rudolph Kramper previously operated a company that built agricultural machines, and had started building Gideon engines in 1893, but filed for bankruptcy in 1901 before establishing his partnership with Sofus Jørgensen. From 1913 to 1920, the company also manufactured automobiles under the name Gideon, producing as many as 164 vehicles before declaring bankruptcy once again. Kramper–Jørgensen had a large motor factory in Horsens, Denmark, as well as two factories in Molde, Norway, and Swinemünde, then part of Germany.