Ford Speedometer, 1915
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In the early 1910s two leading vehicle instrument manufacturers combined to form the Stewart-Warner Corporation. The company supplied automobile makers with speedometers. Speedometers at this time were still optional equipment, but would soon become standard. This speedometer with mileage and trip odometer sports the Ford logo of the period.
In the early 1910s two leading vehicle instrument manufacturers combined to form the Stewart-Warner Corporation. The company supplied automobile makers with speedometers. Speedometers at this time were still optional equipment, but would soon become standard. This speedometer with mileage and trip odometer sports the Ford logo of the period.
Artifact
Speedometer
Date Made
1915
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.130.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Stewart-Warner Corporation.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Dimensions
Width: 2.5 in
Diameter: 3.25 in
Inscriptions
On face: FORD/ THE UNIVERSAL CAR/ STEWART/ PATENTED/ MADE IN USA
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