Woods Electrics Sales Catalog, circa 1913
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Woods Motor Vehicle Company began manufacturing electric vehicles in 1899. This 1913 catalog shows vehicles available to buyers. A few years later, Woods introduced a dual-power vehicle powered by gasoline and electric batteries. The company, however, did not survive.
Woods Motor Vehicle Company began manufacturing electric vehicles in 1899. This 1913 catalog shows vehicles available to buyers. A few years later, Woods introduced a dual-power vehicle powered by gasoline and electric batteries. The company, however, did not survive.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
circa 1913
Subject Date
circa 1913
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Made for the Woods Motor Vehicle Company of Chicago, Illinois
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.184.42
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.875 in.
Width: 9 in.
Inscriptions
Cover: Woods / Electrics / Made in Chicago Cover page: WOODS / ELECTRICS / [block of text] / Woods Motor Vehicle Company / Twenty-fifth Street, Calumet and Cottage Drive Avenues / Chicago, Illinois
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