 In 1913, Lloyd Raymond Smith took over, and in 1914, the company introduced the "Smith Motor Wheel", a gasoline-powered device for bicycles and in 1915, they began manufacturing the "Smith Flyer", which they later sold to Briggs & Stratton Company of Milwaukee.A year later in 1916, A.O.Smith was incorporated in New York, and in 1917, they began manufacturing bomb casings for World War I.