Mack Truck Used by The Shelton Looms, October 1927
THF700487 / Mack Truck Used by The Shelton Looms, October 1927
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Artifact Overview
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. According to lore, British soldiers admiringly called tough Mack trucks "bulldogs" during World War I. The bulldog was a beloved symbol of Great Britain.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 October 1927
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1747.P.L.1082
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift 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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