1904 Ford Sales Catalog, "The Blue Ribbon Car"
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Artifact Overview
This 1904 Ford Motor Company sales catalog shows the choices of "blue ribbon" vehicles offered by Ford. Henry Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. He continued to improve on these early attempts. Four years later Ford created the vehicle that he envisioned, the Model T.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1904
Subject Date
1904
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by O.J. Mulford Advertising Co., Detroit, Michigan, for Ford Motor Company.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.150.9430
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Text on back cover:
The Ford Holds the World's Record On January 12th, on the ice at New Baltimore, Mich., Mr. Ford made a new World's Record on the Ford Machine "999" for a straightaway mile of 39 2/5ths Seconds This is 6 3/5ths seconds faster than the best previous World's Record.
Text inside front cover, in part:
The same genius and skill which made possible the world famous "999" is shown in the reliability and perfect construction of the Ford Motor Car.
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