Advertisement for Pope Manufacturing Company's Columbia Motor Carriage, 1898
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Artifact Overview
Albert Augustus Pope formed Pope Manufacturing Company in 1876. Two years later, it began producing bicycles. Pope kept up with the times, introducing electric automobiles in 1897 and motorcycles in 1902. When electric-car sales declined, so too did Pope's fortunes. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1915.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
21 May 1898
Subject Date
1898
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Created for Pope Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Published by Harper & Brothers in Harper's Weekly magazine, May 2, 1898.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.150.9635
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 4.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed above image: Handsome Finish, Luxurious Equipment / Columbia / Motor / Carriage / Thoroughly Tested.
Printed to right of image: Can be under- / stood by any- / one in 10 min- / utes.
Printed under image:
Our Carriages are not experi- / ments. ... We have had electric vehicles in / steady use for over two years, and have succeeded in perfecting a / carriage that is Efficient, Durable and Practical. ...exhibit at the Electrical Exposition, Madison Square Garden / POPE MFG. CO., MOTOR CARRIAGE DEPT., Hartford, Conn.
Hand printed in pencil at top: Harpers Weekly, - Sat., May 21, 1898
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