Sales Catalog for Detroit Electric, "Society's Town Car," 1914

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THF119895 / Sales Catalog for Detroit Electric, "Society's Town Car," 1914
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Artifact Overview

This 1914 catalog for the Detroit Electric used vehicle specifications and colorful illustrations to sell the company's automobiles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1914

Subject Date

1914

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made for the Anderson Electric Car Company of Detroit, Michigan (maker of Detroit Electric cars).

Collection Title

Automotive Product Literature Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

41.368.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of C. H. Miller.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: THE / Detroit / ELECTRIC / SOCIETY'S / TOWN / CAR / 1914
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