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- 1910 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Aristocrats of Motordom" - This 1910 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's electric cars as the "Aristocrats of Motordom." The ad touted the advantages of Baker electrics. Their vehicles were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities apparently desired by many well-to-do customers.
- April 21, 1910
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1910 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Aristocrats of Motordom"
This 1910 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's electric cars as the "Aristocrats of Motordom." The ad touted the advantages of Baker electrics. Their vehicles were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities apparently desired by many well-to-do customers.
- 1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive" - This 1912 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's engineering achievements as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled. Sales of "electrics," however, were beginning to decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were beginning to dominate the market.
- February 01, 1912
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1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive"
This 1912 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's engineering achievements as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled. Sales of "electrics," however, were beginning to decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were beginning to dominate the market.
- 1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive" - This 1912 advertisement praised the "well known efficiency" of Baker Motor Vehicle Company's electric automobiles. Similar ads from the period touted the Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled. Sales of "electrics," however, were beginning to decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were beginning to dominate the market.
- April 18, 1912
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1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive"
This 1912 advertisement praised the "well known efficiency" of Baker Motor Vehicle Company's electric automobiles. Similar ads from the period touted the Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled. Sales of "electrics," however, were beginning to decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were beginning to dominate the market.
- 1915 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "A Light Weight Electric of the Very Highest Quality" - The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its light weight electric car in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by this ad's artwork. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
- January 14, 1915
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1915 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "A Light Weight Electric of the Very Highest Quality"
The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its light weight electric car in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by this ad's artwork. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
- 1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience" - This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- April 20, 1911
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1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience"
This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- 1913 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Surpassing Individuality . . ." - The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its elegantly styled electric car in this 1913 ad. Clearly aimed at well-to-do women, this advertisement does not discuss the vehicle's operational or mechanical features. Similar ads touted Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe and clean -- qualities only implied by this ad.
- November 20, 1913
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1913 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Surpassing Individuality . . ."
The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its elegantly styled electric car in this 1913 ad. Clearly aimed at well-to-do women, this advertisement does not discuss the vehicle's operational or mechanical features. Similar ads touted Baker electric vehicles as simple to use, reliable, safe and clean -- qualities only implied by this ad.
- Advertisement for the 1908 Baker Electric Vehicle, "The Standard of Electric Vehicles" - The Baker Motor Vehicle Company began producing electric vehicles in 1899. Advertisements, like this one from 1908, touted the automobiles as simple to use, reliable, clean, and safe. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
- October 01, 1908
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Advertisement for the 1908 Baker Electric Vehicle, "The Standard of Electric Vehicles"
The Baker Motor Vehicle Company began producing electric vehicles in 1899. Advertisements, like this one from 1908, touted the automobiles as simple to use, reliable, clean, and safe. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
- Advertisement, "The Baker Queen Victoria is the Most Popular Electric Carriage," 1908 - In the early 20th century, electric vehicles were thought to be ideal vehicles for women. The Baker Motor Vehicle Company produced this 1908 advertisement promoting its Queen Victoria model. The automobile was elegantly styled, noiseless, spacious, clean and "so simple that the most inexperienced can drive it" -- qualities which apparently made the model "the most popular electric vehicle for ladies' use."
- May 28, 1908
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Advertisement, "The Baker Queen Victoria is the Most Popular Electric Carriage," 1908
In the early 20th century, electric vehicles were thought to be ideal vehicles for women. The Baker Motor Vehicle Company produced this 1908 advertisement promoting its Queen Victoria model. The automobile was elegantly styled, noiseless, spacious, clean and "so simple that the most inexperienced can drive it" -- qualities which apparently made the model "the most popular electric vehicle for ladies' use."
- Advertisement, 1906 Baker Electric Automobile, "The Draw-Bar Pull of Baker Electrics" - In the early 1900s, car companies sprang up throughout the United States. These companies produced automobiles in a variety of styles and power options. Over time most of these companies failed. This page from a 1906 <em>McClure's</em> magazine contains advertisements from three different -- and now long defunct -- companies.
- April 01, 1906
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Advertisement, 1906 Baker Electric Automobile, "The Draw-Bar Pull of Baker Electrics"
In the early 1900s, car companies sprang up throughout the United States. These companies produced automobiles in a variety of styles and power options. Over time most of these companies failed. This page from a 1906 McClure's magazine contains advertisements from three different -- and now long defunct -- companies.
- 1915 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Light Baker Electric Coupe" - The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its less expensive Baker electric coupe in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric vehicle as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
- May 13, 1915
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1915 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Light Baker Electric Coupe"
The Baker Motor Vehicle Company advertised its less expensive Baker electric coupe in this 1915 ad. Similar advertisements touted the Baker electric vehicle as simple to use, reliable, clean, and elegantly styled. By 1915, however, sales of "electrics" were in decline. Gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.