Business Card for J. M. Colquhoun, Central Night Lunch Wagon, Detroit, Michigan, 1901-1927
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John Colquhoun operated a night lunch wagon in Detroit. He offered simple, affordable food to hungry customers after regular restaurants closed for the night. Henry Ford patronized Colquhoun's wagon while working at the Edison Illuminating Company in the 1890s. After a city ordinance banned lunch wagons in 1926, Ford acquired the fondly remembered wagon from Colquhoun for use in Greenfield Village.
John Colquhoun operated a night lunch wagon in Detroit. He offered simple, affordable food to hungry customers after regular restaurants closed for the night. Henry Ford patronized Colquhoun's wagon while working at the Edison Illuminating Company in the 1890s. After a city ordinance banned lunch wagons in 1926, Ford acquired the fondly remembered wagon from Colquhoun for use in Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Business card
Date Made
1901-1927
Creators
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
69.300.1047.1
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 4.625 in
Inscriptions
on front: J. M. COLQUHOUN, / Central Night Lunch Wagon, / West Ford Street, / Between Griswold and Woodward. DETROIT, MICH. / For information in regard to Car Service, / Call Me Up, Main 103. on back: DON'T KNOCK [...] COME OVER TO THE WAGON AND GET A CUP OF COFFEE AND SANDWICH BEFORE GOING HOME
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