Baker Electric Automobile, 1900
THF114896 / Baker Electric Automobile, 1900
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Artifact Overview
Walter C. Baker and F. Philip Dorn co-founded Baker Motor Vehicle Company in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1899. From the start, the company specialized in electric vehicles. The electric runabout in this photo was priced at $850. Baker production continued until 1916, by which time gasoline-powered vehicles with internal combustion engines were dominating the market.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1901
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1671.P.O.16440
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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