Postcard Advertising the Domestic Vacuum Sweeper Company of Peoria, Illinois, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
This card advertising a carpet sweeper shows the most modern interior in 1910 America. All of the furnishings represent the Arts and Crafts style, from the reclining or Morris chair behind the maid, to the rocker next to the fireplace, with its cozy corner, or inglenook. Even the lighting fixtures are as up to date as possible.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1910
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
94.82.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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Related Content
SetAmerican Arts and Crafts Movement
- 22 Artifacts
The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the 1860s and 1870s in England, then the most industrialized country in the world. Theorists and designers promoted a return to an idealized past where artists and craftsmen collaborated to create beautiful and useful objects. Many of the movement's ideas spread to the United States by 1900. Here is a representative group of objects from our collection, featuring high-end to mass-market examples.