Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal for January-May 1908, Volume 12

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Artifact Overview

Early automotive periodicals kept car owners up-to-date with new trends and inventions. Car companies also advertised their vehicles. In this 1908 issue of Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, The White Company promoted their steam-powered car. If you read closely though, the company never mentioned that the car runs on steam.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

1908

Subject Date

1908

Creator Notes

Published by Chilton Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.0.4.55

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in.
Width: 7 in.
Depth: 3.625 in.

Inscriptions

Spine: CYCLE / AND / AUTOMOBILE / TRADE JOURNAL / VOL. 12 / JANUARY-MAY / 1908