Curved Dash Oldsmobile Carburetor, 1903
THF150151 / Curved Dash Oldsmobile Carburetor, 1903
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Artifact Overview
Carburetors mix fuel and air in the correct proportion to make the car's engine operate smoothly. Early carburetors needed frequent adjustment because of inconsistent fuel quality and changing weather conditions. For convenience, some cars had a knob that allowed the driver to adjust the carburetor as they drove -- much easier than climbing out and opening the hood to make the adjustment.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carburetor
Date Made
1903
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Horace T. Thomas; manufactured by Olds Motor Works in Detroit, Michigan.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
31.1212.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Holley Carburetor Company.
Material
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Gold [Color]
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 6.75 in
Inscriptions
Stamped on valve: OLDS MOTOR WORKS / DETROIT, MICH.
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Detroit contractor Albert Albrecht posed in a 1902 Oldsmobile circa 1920. Twenty years after its debut, the Curved Dash Olds was an antique with its tiller steering, chain drive and 4.5-horsepower engine hopelessly out of date. But the affordable Curved Dash had pointed toward a day when automobile ownership would be commonplace -- a day that had arrived by 1920.