Trade Card for the Columbus Buggy Company, 1870-1900
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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 card
Date Made
1870-1900
Creators
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
89.0.541.269
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 1.5 in
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