Printing Plate with Image of a Ford Model R Automobile
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company introduced the Model R in February 1907 as an upscale version of its bestselling Model N. While the R used the same four-cylinder, 15-horsepower engine, it featured a wider body, larger wheels, and running boards. Model R was priced at $750, and Ford sold some 2,500 copies before production ended in 1908.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Printing plate
Subject Date
1906-1908
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.0.8.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Copper (Color)
Brown
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 2.5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Height: 1.0 in
Inscriptions
handwritten on block:
# 13
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