Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917
THF123866 / Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917
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Artifact Overview
Safety was a frequent theme in electric automobile advertising. Certainly, electric cars were safer to start than hand-cranked gasoline cars. But manufacturers also stressed that electrics were safe to charge. This illustration, from a 1917 Rauch and Lang Carriage Company catalog, vividly makes the point with a child holding the plug while mother turns on the power.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
1917
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.N.O.19132
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
On front:
Many owners prefer to charge the car in the home garage. The operation is simple, / quickly accomplished and safe - a child can do it.
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