"Cyclecar and Motorette" Magazine for May 1914
THF83359 / "Cyclecar and Motorette" Magazine for May 1914 / cover
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Artifact Overview
This magazine for Scripps-Booth owners showed how easy it was to explore exotic lands in a tiny cyclecar -- a slim, light, cheap vehicle with a motorcycle engine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
1914
Subject Date
May 1914
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2010.0.12.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front:
CYCLECAR / AND / MOTORETTE / MAY, 1914 / TEN / CENTS / Scripps-Booth Cycle Cars Place.. / World-wide Touring at Your Command / Scripps Booth Cycle Car Company Detroit.
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