Garage Door Opener, 1997
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Invented in the 1920s, garage door openers make it easy to park at home. Drivers no longer have to get out of their cars and struggle to open a garage door. This electronic opener from Stanley Home Automation was used in the 1990s.
Invented in the 1920s, garage door openers make it easy to park at home. Drivers no longer have to get out of their cars and struggle to open a garage door. This electronic opener from Stanley Home Automation was used in the 1990s.
Artifact
Garage door opener
Date Made
1997
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Covington
Creator Notes
Made for Stanley Home Automation, Covington, Ohio.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2010.111.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Seelhorst.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.875 in (total length including clip)
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 1.75 in
Inscriptions
On front plate: STANLEY On back label: FCC ID A9K XMULTI-CODE / 1050 10 9711 / [...] / STANLEY HOME AUTOMATION / 600 S. HIGH STREET, COVINGTON, OH 45318-1198
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