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- Cancelled Requisition Form for Johnson Motor Co. Inc., Webster, Massachusetts, January 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.
- January 01, 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Cancelled Requisition Form for Johnson Motor Co. Inc., Webster, Massachusetts, January 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.
- Horse-Drawn Steam Fire Engine, circa 1876 - Cole Brothers produced about 60 steam fire engines in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, from 1867 to 1880. Simple and rugged, their machines were all of the vertical piston and pump type. This engine is a third size (or third class) unit, which pumped about 550 to 600 gallons a minute. Henry Ford found this horse-drawn steam fire engine while on a trip to Willimantic, Connecticut, in 1928.
- circa 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Horse-Drawn Steam Fire Engine, circa 1876
Cole Brothers produced about 60 steam fire engines in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, from 1867 to 1880. Simple and rugged, their machines were all of the vertical piston and pump type. This engine is a third size (or third class) unit, which pumped about 550 to 600 gallons a minute. Henry Ford found this horse-drawn steam fire engine while on a trip to Willimantic, Connecticut, in 1928.
- Johnson Motor Company, Inc. Ford Dealership, Webster, Massachusetts, 1921 -
- 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Johnson Motor Company, Inc. Ford Dealership, Webster, Massachusetts, 1921
- Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for Johnson Motor Co. Inc., Webster, Massachusetts, January 25, 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.
- January 25, 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for Johnson Motor Co. Inc., Webster, Massachusetts, January 25, 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.