Card for "White's Kerosene Vaporizer, Applied to Model T Ford," 1916-1917

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Artifact Overview

Ford Model T owners could purchase this aftermarket vaporizer from inventor Lewis B. White. The device allowed the car's engine to run on kerosene which, at the time, was less expensive than gasoline. The device used heat from the engine's exhaust gases to vaporize the kerosene.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertising card

Date Made

1916-1917

Subject Date

1916-1917

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.476

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Card for "White's Kerosene Vaporizer, Applied to Model T Ford," 1916-1917