Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910
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Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.
Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1910
Subject Date
1910
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.192
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
stamped on back: SPOONER & WELLS Inc. Photographer Detroit, MI
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