1916 Milburn Electric Advertisement, "Milburn Light Electric...The Greatest Electric Success Ever Known"
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Between 1915 and 1923, the Milburn Wagon Company manufactured about 4,000 of these quiet, clean, stylish electric cars. They were considered perfect for women when compared to gasoline cars, which were considered noisy, smelly, and difficult to operate. But they could also be prohibitively expensive, slow, and difficult for climbing hills -- and they ran out of power much more quickly.
Between 1915 and 1923, the Milburn Wagon Company manufactured about 4,000 of these quiet, clean, stylish electric cars. They were considered perfect for women when compared to gasoline cars, which were considered noisy, smelly, and difficult to operate. But they could also be prohibitively expensive, slow, and difficult for climbing hills -- and they ran out of power much more quickly.
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Date Made
September 1916
Creators
Milburn Wagon Company. Automobile Division
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published in Country Life in America magazine.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.657.580
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 14.188 in
Width: 9.75 in
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