1896 Duryea Motor Wagon Company Brochure

THF88394 / 1896 Duryea Motor Wagon Company Brochure / front
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Artifact Overview

This 1896 brochure promoted the Duryea Motor Wagon Company. Duryea became the first in America to produce a series of identical vehicles, an accomplishment that marked the beginning of the U.S. auto industry. They made 13 vehicles in their first year.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1896

Subject Date

1896

Creator Notes

Printed for the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

32.813.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of P. A. Schaeffer.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.25 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

Duryea Motor / Wagon Company / SPRINGFIELD MASS. / MFRS OF / Motor Wagons, / Motors and / Automobile Vehicles / of all kinds.
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