Fruehauf Trailers 1940 Color Selector
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Artifact Overview
Founded in Detroit in 1918, the Fruehauf Trailer Company built and sold fifth-wheel semi-trailers that became the prototype for the big freight-hauling trailers seen on American highways today. At its peak, Fruehauf had 16 plants and more than 80 distributors, and it manufactured trailers for civilian and military uses. The company ceased independent operations in 1997.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Booklet
Date Made
1940
Subject Date
1940
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Produced by Michigan Book Binding Company, Detroit, Michigan, for Fruehauf Trailer Company.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
98.1.1828.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Wire
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
On front:
1940 COLOR SELECTOR / FRUEHAUF TRAILERS / ... MORE FRUEHAUF TRAILERS ON THE ROAD THAN ANY OTHER MAKE
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