Sales Catalog for the 1913 Detroit Electric Car, "Society's Town Car"
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Artifact Overview
Detroit Electric was the best-known and longest-lived American electric car company, producing automobiles from 1907-1939. The company marketed its cars to well-to-do customers -- particularly women -- looking for a clean, quiet car in which to take short trips in cities, where electricity was readily available and range wasn't an issue. Detroit Electric buyers included Henry Ford and Thomas Edison.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1913
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The Detroit Electric Car was made by the Anderson Electric Car Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
41.368.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of C. H. Miller.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: THE / Detroit / ELECTRIC / SOCIETY'S / TOWN / CAR / 1913
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