Advertisement for the 1907 Ford Runabout
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Artifact Overview
Ford advertised the bestselling vehicle in the United States this December 1906 issue of The Horseless Age. The Ford Model N runabout was reliable and inexpensive, but also small. Henry Ford continued to improve on his creation, and he introduced the Model T a few years later.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
19 December 1906
Subject Date
1907
Creators
Creator Notes
Made for Ford Motor Company.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.19.526
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.375 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
At top of page: December 19, 1906 / THE HORSELESS AGE / LXI
Advertisement page reads at top: FORD 1907 / $500 Four-Cylinder / 15 Horse Power / Runabout / Deliveries Now
Back side of advertisement page reads at upper right corner: Vol. 18, No. 25
Long paragraphs in the center, bullet points include:
NO CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE... / REFINEMENTS... / NICKEL-STEEL... / IT IS OUR AMBITION... / THE BEST PROOF... / ENDURANCE?... / HOW IS IT DONE?... / "THE ECONOMY OF ACCURACY"... / WE ELIMINATE THE GUESS... / WE CAN ACCEPT ORDERS...
At bottom of page: Ford Motor Company / Factory: Detroit, Mich. / [plus listing of branches]
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