Columbus Buggy Company Catalog, 1889
THF124819 / Columbus Buggy Company Catalog, 1889
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Artifact Overview
Brothers George and Oscar Peters, with Clinton Firestone, established Columbus Buggy Company in Columbus, Ohio, in 1875. It grew into one of the world's largest manufacturers of horse-drawn vehicles and operated branch offices throughout the United States. The company entered the automobile business in 1903 with a ten-horsepower high-wheeler, but it wasn't successful. Columbus Buggy Company went bankrupt in 1913.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1889
Subject Date
1889
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made for Columbus Buggy Company of Newburg, New York
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.37.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 4.875 in
Width: 6.938 in
Inscriptions
On cover:
COLUMBUS BUGGY CO. / COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S.A., / MANUFACTURERS OF / LIGHT VEHICLES THAT FOR STRENGTH, FINISH AND STYLE ARE UNSURPASSED, / FOR SALE BY / F. J. BRADLEY, / NEWBURG, N.Y.
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