1950 Plymouth Suburban Advertisement, "New Plymouth All-Metal Suburban"

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Artifact Overview

The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Date Made

1950

Subject Date

1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.193.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 13.75 in.
Width: 10.375 in.

Inscriptions

Printed on front: never before - such utility, economy and comfort / combined in one family car! / new Plymouth all-metal Suburban
1950 Plymouth Suburban Advertisement, "New Plymouth All-Metal Suburban"