Advertising Poster for Metz Automobiles, "Metz '22,' Winner of the Glidden Tour," 1913
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The Metz Company operated in Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1909 to 1921. Its first automobiles were inexpensive kit cars purchased by customers -- and shipped to them -- in installments. Metz shifted to fully assembled vehicles in 1911. Two years later, Metz Model 22 cars won the Glidden Tour, a reliability and endurance competition sponsored by the American Automobile Association.
The Metz Company operated in Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1909 to 1921. Its first automobiles were inexpensive kit cars purchased by customers -- and shipped to them -- in installments. Metz shifted to fully assembled vehicles in 1911. Two years later, Metz Model 22 cars won the Glidden Tour, a reliability and endurance competition sponsored by the American Automobile Association.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1913
Subject Date
1913
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.150.9448
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 25 in
Width: 38 in
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