Mack Model AB Truck Used by the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., October 1927

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Artifact Overview

Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. The company introduced its medium-duty Model AB truck in 1914. The model remained in production until 1936, and Mack built more than 50,000 units. Optional chain or worm-drive transmissions remained available on the AB to the end.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

October 1927

Subject Date

24 October 1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1747.P.L.1175.A

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in