1926 Ford Model T Advertisement, "Inquiries Reveal Why Women Are So Enthusiastic About the Present Ford Car"

Summary

Automakers have long realized that, in many families, women have the final say in car-buying decisions. Many advertisements, like this one for the 1926 Ford Model T, were targeted toward female customers. This ad ran in the February 1926 issues of Ladies' Home Journal, Delineator, Designer, Woman's Home Companion and Holland's Magazine -- publications with a significant female readership.

Automakers have long realized that, in many families, women have the final say in car-buying decisions. Many advertisements, like this one for the 1926 Ford Model T, were targeted toward female customers. This ad ran in the February 1926 issues of Ladies' Home Journal, Delineator, Designer, Woman's Home Companion and Holland's Magazine -- publications with a significant female readership.

Artifact

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Date Made

1926

Subject Date

February 1926

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.611

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 17

Width: 11.875

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