1930 Hupmobile Sales Brochure

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Artifact Overview

This brochure's Art Deco look projected an up-to-date image for the 1930 Hupmobile DeLuxe Eight. The Hupp Motor Car Corporation highlighted the vehicle's modern detailing -- interior lights, ashtrays, and instrument panel -- alongside traditional mechanical features. Visually, there was nothing stodgy about the 1930 Hupmobile or its sales literature.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1930

Subject Date

1930

Creator Notes

Made for the Hupp Motor Car Corporation

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.184.40

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.438 in
Width: 8.25 in

Inscriptions

Text on front: HUPMOBILE
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