Today as Yesterday Cars Run their Best on the Best Gasoline, circa 1952
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This advertisement for Ethyl antiknock gasoline additive features historic vehicles from Browniekar, Auburn, and Dodge. The main image shows a 1914 Dodge touring car being used at a rally for women's suffrage. The automobile served as a mobile podium and billboard for American women who fought for the vote in the early 20th century.
This advertisement for Ethyl antiknock gasoline additive features historic vehicles from Browniekar, Auburn, and Dodge. The main image shows a 1914 Dodge touring car being used at a rally for women's suffrage. The automobile served as a mobile podium and billboard for American women who fought for the vote in the early 20th century.
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Date Made
1952
Subject Date
1953
Keywords
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2001.0.47.125
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Steel engraving (Printing process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 14.75 in
Width: 11.5 in
Inscriptions
TODAY AS YESTERDAY / CARS RUN THEIR BEST ON THE BEST GASOLINE [on lower half] WITH / "ETHYL" / TRADE MARK / ANTIKNOCK / COMPOUND / ETHYL / CORPORATION [in circle on lower half] ETHYL / CORPORATION / NEW YORK 17, NEW YORK / ETHYL ANTIKNOCK LTD, IN CANADA [below circle on lower half] ONE OF A SERIES OF ADVERTISEMENTS DIRECTED TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS / APPEARING IN: AMERICAN LEGION, COLLIER'S, COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, GRIT, LIFE, PATHFINDER, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, SATURDAY EVENING POST (COLOR), SUNSET, TIME / AVERAGE MONTHLY CIRCULATION: 23,000,000 [at bottom of lower half]
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