Ford Model T Stake Truck with Removable Body, Delivering Vernor's Ginger Ale, 1924

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Artifact Overview

Vernor's Ginger Ale, one of the oldest surviving soft drinks in the United States, was created in Detroit. By the mid-1910s, innovations in bottling technology and the increasing affordability of the automobile allowed the company to begin delivery of the beverage. Vernor's Ginger Ale's first delivery fleet, purchased in 1916, included eight Ford Model T trucks. The company continued to use Ford vehicles for many years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1924

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.37087

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Ford Model T Stake Truck with Removable Body, Delivering Vernor's Ginger Ale, 1924