Sales Catalog for the Orient Bicycle, Waltham Manufacturing Company, 1899

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Artifact Overview

The Waltham Manufacturing Company, maker of the Orient bicycle, published this catalog praising its bicycles and the quality of their production. The catalog provides specifications for a number of bicycles, tandems, and bicycle parts. One page even shows the famous "Oriten" -- a ten-seat machine created by the company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1899

Subject Date

1899

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Printed by Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Waltham Manufacturing Company

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery

Object ID

41.109.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of C. W. Hadley.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.375 in
Width: 8.75 in
Depth: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: THE ORIENT / WALTHAM MFG. CO. / WALTHAM, MASS Printed on title page: Orient Bicycle / WALTHAM / MANUFACTURING CO. / WALTHAM, MASS. / U.S.A.
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