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- Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917 - 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.
- 1917
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Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917
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.
- Rauch & Lang Electrics Catalog, circa 1917, "The Ideal Automobile" - In 1917, Rauch and Lang Carriage Company touted its electric car as the "Ideal Automobile." This sales catalog pointed out the qualities of the vehicle. It was practical, reliable, economical, clean, roomy, and comfortable. It was also family safe. One image even shows a mother and child charging the car for use.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Rauch & Lang Electrics Catalog, circa 1917, "The Ideal Automobile"
In 1917, Rauch and Lang Carriage Company touted its electric car as the "Ideal Automobile." This sales catalog pointed out the qualities of the vehicle. It was practical, reliable, economical, clean, roomy, and comfortable. It was also family safe. One image even shows a mother and child charging the car for use.