"Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904

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Artifact Overview

There was no built-in storage in early automobiles, so entrepreneurs created custom wicker hampers designed for specific cars. Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company produced baskets for automobiles and sold them through this catalog.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1904

Subject Date

circa 1904

Creator Notes

Made for Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

70.60.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Cover reads: Baskets for Automobiles / MADE BY / Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company / WAKEFIELD, MASS. / Salesrooms: NEW YORK- BOSTON- PHILADELPHIA - BALTIMORE - BUFFALO
"Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904