W. H. Flessel's Auto Station Garage, Huntington, Long Island, New York, 1916

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Artifact Overview

Drivers on Long Island, New York, in 1916 could stop at W. H. Flessel's Auto Station to buy tires and auto supplies and then fill up at the curb. The pump was a "blind" pump. Buyers didn't see the amount of gasoline being put into their car. Drivers relied on the accuracy of pump and the honesty of the station owner.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1916

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.1774.CO.642

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on photo above image: 642 W.H. Flessel's Gar., Huntington, L.I. At bottom under image: 1916
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