Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899
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Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
Artifact
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Date Made
September 1899
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.303.878
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.625 in
Width: 6.25 in
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