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
Printing Plate with Image of a Ford Model R Automobile