Assembly Room at the Autocar Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1901-1912

Summary

The Autocar Company was founded in Pittsburgh in 1897, but it soon moved to Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The firm built automobiles until 1911, when it switched to commercial trucks. Company founder Louis C. Clarke is credited with designing the first American spark plugs. Autocar became a part of White Motor Company in 1953.

The Autocar Company was founded in Pittsburgh in 1897, but it soon moved to Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The firm built automobiles until 1911, when it switched to commercial trucks. Company founder Louis C. Clarke is credited with designing the first American spark plugs. Autocar became a part of White Motor Company in 1953.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1901-1912

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.424.2284

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10 in

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