1930 Ford Advertisement, "An Admired Grace of Line and Contour"

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's Model A, introduced for 1928, had many advantages over its predecessor Model T, not the least of which was superior style. Edsel Ford, whose talent for aesthetics counterbalanced his father's mechanical skill, led the styling of the new car. He borrowed cues from the contemporary Lincoln, leading some to describe the Model A as a "Baby Lincoln."

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Subject Date

1930

Creator Notes

Created for Ford Motor Company by N. W. Ayer & Son of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.563

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 11.25 in