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- "Automobile Lamps," Gray & Davis, 1909 - Early automobile lamps functioned more as a warning to other people on the road than as an aid to the driver. Kerosene oil and acetylene gas were both used to fuel lamps early in the 20th century, until electric lamps became common in the 1910s. This catalog shows a variety of lamps manufactured by Gray & Davis of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
- 1909
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"Automobile Lamps," Gray & Davis, 1909
Early automobile lamps functioned more as a warning to other people on the road than as an aid to the driver. Kerosene oil and acetylene gas were both used to fuel lamps early in the 20th century, until electric lamps became common in the 1910s. This catalog shows a variety of lamps manufactured by Gray & Davis of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
- "Gray Riser" by Tom Patti, 1979-1980 -
- 1979-1980
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"Gray Riser" by Tom Patti, 1979-1980
- Gray Pay Telephone, circa 1900 - By 1905, telephones had been around for almost thirty years. Although most people didn't have phones in their homes, they had become indispensable in certain situations -- business and emergencies. Hotels, grocery stores, and restaurants owners often installed pay telephones in their establishments. This phone features William Gray's mechanism for making a secure pay phone, which was licensed to many phone manufacturers.
- circa 1900
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Gray Pay Telephone, circa 1900
By 1905, telephones had been around for almost thirty years. Although most people didn't have phones in their homes, they had become indispensable in certain situations -- business and emergencies. Hotels, grocery stores, and restaurants owners often installed pay telephones in their establishments. This phone features William Gray's mechanism for making a secure pay phone, which was licensed to many phone manufacturers.
- Munson Typewriter, Used by William Gray Purcell -
- 1890-1898
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Munson Typewriter, Used by William Gray Purcell
- Gray's Latest Improved Horse Powers Threshing Machines and Wood Sawing Machines, 1891 - As farmers mechanized barn and farmyard work in the nineteenth century, they began to use stationary power sources. These included devices such as treadmills that converted the movement of animals to drive a variety of agricultural machines. Enterprising manufacturers, like Vermont-based A.W. Gray's Sons, specialized in producing and selling these devices and the machines they were designed to power.
- 1891
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Gray's Latest Improved Horse Powers Threshing Machines and Wood Sawing Machines, 1891
As farmers mechanized barn and farmyard work in the nineteenth century, they began to use stationary power sources. These included devices such as treadmills that converted the movement of animals to drive a variety of agricultural machines. Enterprising manufacturers, like Vermont-based A.W. Gray's Sons, specialized in producing and selling these devices and the machines they were designed to power.
- Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for Gray Auto Company, Gray, Georgia, July 19, 1921 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- July 19, 1921
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Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for Gray Auto Company, Gray, Georgia, July 19, 1921
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Wedding Portrait, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
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Wedding Portrait, circa 1895
- Requisition Form for Gray Auto Company, Gray, Georgia, September 5, 1917 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- September 05, 1917
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Requisition Form for Gray Auto Company, Gray, Georgia, September 5, 1917
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Oil Painting, House near Gray's River, Washington, 1875-1900 -
- 1875-1900
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Oil Painting, House near Gray's River, Washington, 1875-1900
- Correspondence between David James Burrell and Frank D. Hopley, April 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life" - Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. The noted religious writer Reverend David James Burrell wrote that he still felt a tingle when he remembered shaking Abraham Lincoln's hand over sixty years earlier.
- April 01, 1921
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Correspondence between David James Burrell and Frank D. Hopley, April 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life"
Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. The noted religious writer Reverend David James Burrell wrote that he still felt a tingle when he remembered shaking Abraham Lincoln's hand over sixty years earlier.