Advertisement, "Get a De Dion-Bouton "Motorette" and Keep Ahead of Time," circa 1900

Summary

In Brooklyn, New York, the De Dion-Bouton Motorette Company was formed under a license agreement with the parent company in Paris, France. Despite the exciting image in their ads, the manufacturing business was unsuccessful. Instead, De Dion-Bouton cars were imported for use in the U.S., and their single-cylinder engines became popular power plants for early automobiles, including American-made Pierce-Arrow and Peerless cars.

In Brooklyn, New York, the De Dion-Bouton Motorette Company was formed under a license agreement with the parent company in Paris, France. Despite the exciting image in their ads, the manufacturing business was unsuccessful. Instead, De Dion-Bouton cars were imported for use in the U.S., and their single-cylinder engines became popular power plants for early automobiles, including American-made Pierce-Arrow and Peerless cars.

Artifact

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Date Made

circa 1900

Subject Date

circa 1900

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.185.70

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.75 in

Width: 6.75 in

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