1915 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "One-Half Ton Lighter . . . Not a Small Car"
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The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its light weight electric car in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric vehicle as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by this ad's artwork. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its light weight electric car in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric vehicle as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by this ad's artwork. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
Artifact
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Date Made
22 April 1915
Subject Date
22 April 1915
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.657.36
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 9 in
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