Woods Electrics Sales Catalog, circa 1913

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Artifact Overview

Woods Motor Vehicle Company began manufacturing electric vehicles in 1899. This 1913 catalog shows vehicles available to buyers. A few years later, Woods introduced a dual-power vehicle powered by gasoline and electric batteries. The company, however, did not survive.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1913

Subject Date

circa 1913

Creator Notes

Made for the Woods Motor Vehicle Company of Chicago, Illinois

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.184.42

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.875 in.
Width: 9 in.

Inscriptions

Cover: Woods / Electrics / Made in Chicago Cover page: WOODS / ELECTRICS / [block of text] / Woods Motor Vehicle Company / Twenty-fifth Street, Calumet and Cottage Drive Avenues / Chicago, Illinois
Woods Electrics Sales Catalog, circa 1913