Simplex Nameplate, circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

The Simplex Automobile Company, formed in New York in 1907, produced some of the best-built and most powerful early American cars. Simplex purchased the Crane Motor Car Company of New Jersey in 1915. Crane-Simplex ended automobile production during World War I -- a temporary situation that became permanent when the company's assets were sold in 1922.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Nameplate

Subject Date

circa 1915

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.129.107

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)

Color

Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.625 in
Width: 14.25 in
Thickness: 0.06 in

Simplex Nameplate, circa 1915