Travel Tool Kit with Emergency Lamp, 1955-1975
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Artifact Overview
Roadside repairs have been and will be a fact of life for as long as we drive cars. This travel tool kit features a compact screwdriver with interchangeable heads that share the same handle. It also includes a battery-powered lantern for repairs made at night, or in darker corners of the engine bay.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tool kit
Date Made
1955-1975
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Mel Boldt and Associates and made in Hong Kong.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.438.48
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mel Boldt and Associates.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Vinyl
Cardboard
Glass (Material)
Color
Red
Yellow (Color)
Brown
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
on bottom on emergency lamp:
MADE IN HONG KONG / [?]
on cardboard insert inside emergency lamp:
2 D BATTERIES
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