Catalog for Herschell-Spillman Company Motors, Models V and V-A, circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

At the turn of the 20th century, Herschell-Spillman Company was best known as a builder of carousels and amusement rides. Partner Edward Spillman added automobiles to the company's product line in 1901. Very few Herschell-Spillman cars were ever built, but the company supplied engines to many American assembled-car manufacturers through 1923.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1915

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Herschell-Spillman Company, North Tonawanda, New York; sold by the American Distributing Company, Detroit, Michigan.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9702

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 6.25 in (folded)

Inscriptions

on front cover: Manufactured by / Herschell-Spillman Company / North Tonawanda, NY / and sold by / The American Distributing Company / Detroit, Mich.
Catalog for Herschell-Spillman Company Motors, Models V and V-A, circa 1915