Horseless Age Magazine, Bound Volume for April 1898 - March 1899 (Vol. 3, No. 7)
THF85141 / Horseless Age Magazine, Bound Volume for April 1898 - March 1899 (Vol. 3, No. 7) / April front
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Artifact Overview
In October 1898, The Horseless Age recognized B. Altman and Company as the first department store in America to use an electric delivery wagon. The article contains an image of the first truck purchased by Altman, a Riker Electric Motor Co. delivery wagon. According to the article, the truck had a range of 25 to 30 miles between charges.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
1898-1899
Subject Date
1898-1899
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2010.0.12.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in
Width: 9.375 in
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Andrew Riker, an early believer in the electric car, designed this battery-powered racer in 1901. He ran it at Coney Island, New York, that November and, at 57.1 miles per hour, set a world speed record for electric cars. It was a triumph for electricity, but Riker soon lost faith. He joined Locomobile the next year and started designing gasoline-powered automobiles.