1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive"
THF201775 / 1912 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Car that Brought Them All to Shaft Drive"
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Artifact Overview
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.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
01 February 1912
Subject Date
01 February 1912
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.657.39
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.938 in
Width: 9 in
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