"Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904
THF105540 / "Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904 / front
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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
Place of Creation
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
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