Printing Plate with Image of a Concord Coach
THF174950 / Printing Plate with Image of a Concord Coach
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Printing plate
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.0.6.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Copper (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 2.5 in
Width: 3.625 in
Height: 1.0 in
Inscriptions
handwritten at top of label on block:
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printed on label on block:
The Concord Coach / This was once the latest word in passenger transportation. Note the / strength of the leathern straps on which it is slung. Sixteen miles an hour / was breakneck speed for these coaches and was never attempted except / when some notable person was taking and important journey.[...]
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