Sales Brochure, "The Ford, 1905"

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Artifact Overview

This 1905 Ford Motor Company sales brochure, like previous sales literature, continued to call Henry Ford's automobiles "The Car of Satisfaction." Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. Not satisfied with these early attempts, Ford continued to improve and innovate. In 1908, Ford created the vehicle he envisioned: the Model T.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1905

Subject Date

1905

Creator Notes

Made by Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9371

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 0.125 in

Inscriptions

On front cover: The Ford / 1905