Abendroth & Root Manufacturing Company were a manufacturer of water heaters, water tank

Water tank

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s, and other sanitation equipment.

Founded in Newburgh

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, New York, in 1866, they entered the automobile

Automobile

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 business in 1906. Using the name Frontenac, they catered to the upper middle class

Upper middle class

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, featuring large-displacement four-cylinder engines. Only twelve were built the first year

Production peaked at 100 vehicles per year in 1907 and dropped off from there until production ended in 1913. As a result, the company abandoned the effort and returned to their original business. The factory was located at the foot of Park Place.