Wayne Works Catalog, "The Wayne School Car, Guaranteed School Transportation," circa 1922

Summary

Wayne Works of Richmond, Indiana, promoted its school bus bodies in this circa 1922 catalog. Wayne marketed its flexible "Combination Transportation" bodies to rural school districts where road quality varied with the weather. These bodies could be mounted on motorized truck chassis when roads were dry or remounted on horse-drawn running gear when mud or snow required it.

Wayne Works of Richmond, Indiana, promoted its school bus bodies in this circa 1922 catalog. Wayne marketed its flexible "Combination Transportation" bodies to rural school districts where road quality varied with the weather. These bodies could be mounted on motorized truck chassis when roads were dry or remounted on horse-drawn running gear when mud or snow required it.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1922

Subject Date

circa 1922

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9747

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 11.75 in

Width: 8.75 in

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