Music Sheet, "You Can't Afford to Marry, If You Can't Afford a Ford," 1915
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Artifact Overview
The lyrics of this 1915 song suggest that buying an automobile will solve problems with your love life. Poor, carless Percy wants Mary to be his wife, but Mary wants a man with a "machine." It didn't need to be a limousine. What could Percy do? He sells his watch, buys a Ford, and both head off to the parson.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Composed by Jack Frost, published by Frank K. Root & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.1.163.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.375 in
Width: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top: You Can't Afford to Marry, if You Can't Afford a Ford / On center side: BY THE SAME COMPOSER: [list of songs] /
Printed at bottom lower left: WORDS AND MUSIC / BY / JACK FROST /
Printed at bottom lower right: Frank K. Root & Co. / CHICAGO- NEW YORK
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