1895 Selden Patent Plate
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George Selden received a patent for an internal combustion automobile in 1895. Those patent rights were enforced by the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. Carmakers certified by ALAM paid royalties to the group and displayed plates like this on their vehicles. ALAM was dissolved after losing a lengthy legal battle against Henry Ford in 1911.
George Selden received a patent for an internal combustion automobile in 1895. Those patent rights were enforced by the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. Carmakers certified by ALAM paid royalties to the group and displayed plates like this on their vehicles. ALAM was dissolved after losing a lengthy legal battle against Henry Ford in 1911.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1895
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1671.P.B.24582
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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