"Automobile Lamps," Gray & Davis, 1909

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Artifact Overview

Early automobile lamps functioned more as a warning to other people on the road than as an aid to the driver. Kerosene oil and acetylene gas were both used to fuel lamps early in the 20th century, until electric lamps became common in the 1910s. This catalog shows a variety of lamps manufactured by Gray & Davis of Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1909

Subject Date

1909

Creators

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

70.60.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Green
Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 6.875 in

Inscriptions

Front: GRAY & / DAVIS / '09 / AUTOMOBILE LAMPS
"Automobile Lamps," Gray & Davis, 1909