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1907 Thomas Flyer Catalog, "Speed, Strength, Silence"

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Artifact Overview

Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1907

Subject Date

1907

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.1.40.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in
Width: 6.125 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: THOMAS / FLYER / SPEED / STRENGTH / SILENCE / Text at the bottom of front cover: WE ARE THE DEALERS / Hiland Automobile Company / 5811-17 Centre Ave. E.E. PITTSBURGH, PA Text on back cover: ENERGY / ENDURANCE / ECONOMY / THOMAS / FORTY