"The Walter A. Wood Vertical Lift Mower," circa 1905
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Artifact Overview
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1905
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.144
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photolithography
Phostint
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed at bottom edge of postcard:
The Walter A. Wood Vertical Lift Mower
Printed at center top front:
Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
On reverse side, upper left:
"PHOSTINT" / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
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