1901 Baker Electric Runabout
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An engineer from Cleveland, Ohio, named Walter C. Baker, along with F. Philip Dorn, built an electrically powered automobile in 1897 and organized the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in 1899. The company specialized in electric vehicles and, by 1905, its annual production was approximately 400 cars. Electricity competed against gasoline and steam as a popular power option for early automobiles.
An engineer from Cleveland, Ohio, named Walter C. Baker, along with F. Philip Dorn, built an electrically powered automobile in 1897 and organized the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in 1899. The company specialized in electric vehicles and, by 1905, its annual production was approximately 400 cars. Electricity competed against gasoline and steam as a popular power option for early automobiles.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1901
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.213.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Walter C. Baker.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Color
Green
Black (Color)
Red
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 62 in
Width: 56.5 in
Length: 97 in
Inscriptions
Mounting pedals on each side: BAKER Plate on motor: ELWELL-PARKER ELECTRIC CO. / CLEVELAND, OHIO U.S.A. / CLASS G.--SIZE S.P.E. / -PATENTED-- / MOTOR NO. 286 VOLTS 24
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