1912 Simplex Automobile, Photographed circa 1960
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Artifact Overview
The Simplex Automobile Company, formed in New York in 1907, produced some of the best-built and most powerful early American cars. Simplex purchased the Crane Motor Car Company of New Jersey in 1915. Crane-Simplex ended automobile production during World War I -- a temporary situation that became permanent when the company's assets were sold in 1922.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1960
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.1.1774.590
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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