What is "jewett"

Jewett may refer to:

The Jewett was an automobile built in Detroit, Michigan by the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company from March 1922 through December 1926. The Jewett was named after Harry M. Jewett, president of Paige-Detroit. After the first 17 months of production approx. 40,000 vehicles were sold. The car was marketed as a Jewett 'Six' a companion to the Paige, the primary product of Paige-Detroit. The 1922-24 cars had a 50 h.p. Jewett motor, the 1925 cars had a 55 h.p. Jewett motor and the 1926 cars had a 40 h.p. Continental motor. The last of the vehicles were available with hydraulic brakes. The company was purchased by the Graham Brothers on January 3, 1927 and the Jewett became a Paige, for that year only. The car was then rebadged as a Graham-Paige for 1928 only.

Jewett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles Coffin Jewett (1816-1868), an American librarian
• Daniel Tarbox Jewett, a U.S. Senator from Missouri
• David Jewett, an American naval officer and privateer, who is an instrumental figure in Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands
• Eliezer Jewett, founder and namesake of Jewett City, Connecticut
• Ethel Jewett (1877-1944), American silent film actress
• Helen Jewett, a New York City prostitute famous for having been murdered
• Hugh Judge Jewett, a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Hugh J. Jewett
• John P. Jewett, 19th century Boston book publisher
• Joshua Jewett, a U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Luther Jewett, a U.S. Representative from Vermont
• Milo Parker Jewett
• Nehemiah Jewett, a colonial-era speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Pauline Jewett
• Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), an American author