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

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

Trade Card for the Columbus Buggy Company, 1870-1900