Search
- Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950
- Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Today, a Richer Life Begins - In Kelvin Home," 1937 -
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Today, a Richer Life Begins - In Kelvin Home," 1937
- 1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again" - Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- April 30, 1945
- Collections - Artifact
1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again"
Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- 1941 Nash Sedan Advertisement, "American Never Dreamed of Economy Like This!" - The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.
- May 19, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
1941 Nash Sedan Advertisement, "American Never Dreamed of Economy Like This!"
The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.
- 1950 Nash Rambler Convertible - This 1950 Nash Rambler convertible was an attempt to market a small automobile to the American public. Other independent automobile manufacturers had produced small vehicles, but none to the success of the Rambler. The compact Rambler was attractive, well equipped, and sensibly priced. But in the 1950s, big cars ruled. Only by 1960 did the larger "Big Three" auto companies produce an "in-between-sized" car.
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
1950 Nash Rambler Convertible
This 1950 Nash Rambler convertible was an attempt to market a small automobile to the American public. Other independent automobile manufacturers had produced small vehicles, but none to the success of the Rambler. The compact Rambler was attractive, well equipped, and sensibly priced. But in the 1950s, big cars ruled. Only by 1960 did the larger "Big Three" auto companies produce an "in-between-sized" car.
- A New Kind of Car... To Save You Money Every Mile, September 28, 1940 - In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- September 28, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
A New Kind of Car... To Save You Money Every Mile, September 28, 1940
In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- That Rumor about Nash Was True! A New Kind of Car is Here!, October 14, 1940 - In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- October 14, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
That Rumor about Nash Was True! A New Kind of Car is Here!, October 14, 1940
In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Enjoy Yourself! It Costs Less Than You Think!," 1950 -
- September 01, 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Enjoy Yourself! It Costs Less Than You Think!," 1950
- Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "How a Kelvinator 'Automatic Cook' Saves You Work Ever Day!," 1949 -
- May 23, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "How a Kelvinator 'Automatic Cook' Saves You Work Ever Day!," 1949
- Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "It's Here! Kelvinator's Amazing New 'Automatic Cook!'," 1948 -
- 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "It's Here! Kelvinator's Amazing New 'Automatic Cook!'," 1948