Smooth Riding Ease and Restful Comfort Make the New Ford an Especially Good Car for Women, 1928

Summary

Automakers have long realized that, in many families, women have the final say in car-buying decisions. Many advertisements, like this one for the 1928 Ford Model A, were targeted toward female customers. This ad ran in the August 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping, a magazine with a significant female readership.

Automakers have long realized that, in many families, women have the final say in car-buying decisions. Many advertisements, like this one for the 1928 Ford Model A, were targeted toward female customers. This ad ran in the August 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping, a magazine with a significant female readership.

Artifact

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Date Made

1928

Creators

Ford Motor Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Removed from a 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.56

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.75 in

Width: 7.75 in

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