1896 Duryea Motor Wagon Company Brochure
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This 1896 brochure promoted the Duryea Motor Wagon Company. Duryea became the first in America to produce a series of identical vehicles, an accomplishment that marked the beginning of the U.S. auto industry. They made 13 vehicles in their first year.
This 1896 brochure promoted the Duryea Motor Wagon Company. Duryea became the first in America to produce a series of identical vehicles, an accomplishment that marked the beginning of the U.S. auto industry. They made 13 vehicles in their first year.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1896
Subject Date
1896
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Springfield
Creator Notes
Printed for the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
32.813.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of P. A. Schaeffer.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Duryea Motor / Wagon Company / SPRINGFIELD MASS. / MFRS OF / Motor Wagons, / Motors and / Automobile Vehicles / of all kinds.
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