Advertisement, "It Costs 3/8 of a Cent to Travel in the Oldsmobile," 1903
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Ransom E. Olds wanted to manufacture inexpensive automobiles. This 1903 advertisement touts the curved dash Olds as the "cheapest reliable automobile in the world." His creation was the bestselling car in America from 1902 to 1905.
Ransom E. Olds wanted to manufacture inexpensive automobiles. This 1903 advertisement touts the curved dash Olds as the "cheapest reliable automobile in the world." His creation was the bestselling car in America from 1902 to 1905.
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
July 1903
Subject Date
1903
Creator Notes
Made for Olds Motor Works, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.303.1356
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.375 in
Width: 6.375 in
Inscriptions
Printed from top down on advertisement: It / Costs / 3/8 of a Cent / to Travel / in the / Oldsmobile Printed in center: The Oldsmobile is the cheapest reliable automobile in the world, as / well as the most economical in operation. Its premier position has / been won by inventive genius and is maintained by progressive methods / of manufacture. / Price $650.00 / ... / Olds Motor Works, Detroit, Mich.
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