Catalog for Toledo Steam Carriages by American Bicycle Company, 1901

THF206102 / Catalog for Toledo Steam Carriages by American Bicycle Company, 1901
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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

1901

Subject Date

1902

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9676

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Purple
Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in

Inscriptions

Text at top on front cover: "Toledo" / STEAM CARRIAGES Text at bottom of front cover: AMERICAN BICYCLE COMPANY / AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT / TOLEDO FACTORY TOLEDO OHIO