Why Henry Ford Bought the Lincoln Plant, February 1922
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Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln Motor Company in February 1922, after Lincoln was forced into receivership by heavy expenditures and weak sales in the post-World War I recession. The $8 million deal saved Lincoln from closing, and Lincoln's luxury cars expanded Ford's products beyond the economical Model T.
Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln Motor Company in February 1922, after Lincoln was forced into receivership by heavy expenditures and weak sales in the post-World War I recession. The $8 million deal saved Lincoln from closing, and Lincoln's luxury cars expanded Ford's products beyond the economical Model T.
Artifact
Booklet
Subject Date
02 February 1922
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.586
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
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