1904 Ford Model C Touring Car Advertisement from "Harper's Magazine"
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Ford Motor Company released this early advertisement at a time when steam-powered, electric, and gasoline-powered vehicles all sold well. Compared to complicated steamers, Ford claimed its 1904 model was "so simple that a boy of 15" could operate it. It had also, according to Ford, "overcome all drawbacks such as smell [and] noise," matching the Model C with quiet, odorless electrics.
Ford Motor Company released this early advertisement at a time when steam-powered, electric, and gasoline-powered vehicles all sold well. Compared to complicated steamers, Ford claimed its 1904 model was "so simple that a boy of 15" could operate it. It had also, according to Ford, "overcome all drawbacks such as smell [and] noise," matching the Model C with quiet, odorless electrics.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1903
Creators
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.D.654
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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