Sales Catalog for the 1907 Brush Runabout

Summary

This 1907 Brush Runabout Company catalog features a low-price, two-seat runabout. Brush and other car companies competed for sales to the general public, but none could compete with the Ford Model N's performance and value for the money.

This 1907 Brush Runabout Company catalog features a low-price, two-seat runabout. Brush and other car companies competed for sales to the general public, but none could compete with the Ford Model N's performance and value for the money.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1907

Subject Date

1907

Creators

Brush Motor Car Company 

Thomas Smith Press 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Printed by Thomas Smith Press for the Brush Runabout Company, Detroit, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.3770

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: 5.5 in

Width: 7.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: THE BRUSH / $500 Runabout / Made by the BRUSH RUNABOUT CO. / DETROIT, MICH. U.S.A.

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