Letter to Clara Ford from Anderson Electric Car Company, 1915
THF207769 / Letter to Clara Ford from Anderson Electric Car Company, 1915
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Artifact Overview
Surprisingly, Clara Ford -- wife of Henry Ford -- drove an electric car instead of a Ford Model T. Early electrics were often marketed to women because of the cars' cleanliness and ease of operation. Anderson Electric, maker of Mrs. Ford's car, sent this letter hoping she might suggest a few friends interested in buying an electric vehicle.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Subject Date
21 April 1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.410
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.875 in
Width: 8.375 in
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Clara Ford, wife of Henry Ford, drove this Detroit Electric. In the years before World War I many women chose electric cars because they started instantly without hand cranking and had no difficult-to-shift transmission. The superintendent of the Detroit Electric factory employed his daughter, Lillian Reynolds, to sell to women -- including Clara Ford, who drove this car into the 1930s.