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- Thomas Flyer Automobile Emblem, circa 1915 - An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to <em>our</em> identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Thomas Flyer Automobile Emblem, circa 1915
An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- 1907 Thomas Flyer Catalog, "Speed, Strength, Silence" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
1907 Thomas Flyer Catalog, "Speed, Strength, Silence"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1906 Thomas Flyer Touring Car - The E.R. Thomas Company of Buffalo, New York, manufactured this touring car during its peak production year of 1906. Known for their high performance, proved in 1908 when a Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris race, the cars were also expensive. This vehicle sold for $3,700. The company faltered a few years after Henry Ford perfected his Model T.
- 1906
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1906 Thomas Flyer Touring Car
The E.R. Thomas Company of Buffalo, New York, manufactured this touring car during its peak production year of 1906. Known for their high performance, proved in 1908 when a Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris race, the cars were also expensive. This vehicle sold for $3,700. The company faltered a few years after Henry Ford perfected his Model T.
- 1906 Thomas Motor Company "Advance Catalog" - A god-like man holds a Thomas automobile on the front cover of this 1906 sales catalog. The E.R. Thomas Motor Company promised quality vehicles, but they were also expensive. Other manufacturers, such as Henry Ford, worked to create affordable automobiles for the common man.
- 1906
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1906 Thomas Motor Company "Advance Catalog"
A god-like man holds a Thomas automobile on the front cover of this 1906 sales catalog. The E.R. Thomas Motor Company promised quality vehicles, but they were also expensive. Other manufacturers, such as Henry Ford, worked to create affordable automobiles for the common man.