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Variant company name:
Est. 1897 ; Hagerstown, IN ; Philadelphia, PA ; New York, NY ; Boston, MA  Search this
Company Name:
Autocar Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Co. ; White Motor Co. ; Autocar Sales & Service Co. ; Valentine & Co. (New York, NY) ; Autocar Service Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Motor vehicles : military vehicles, gas and electric trucks, dump trucks, pick-up trucks, vans, buses, fire engines, ambulances, hurses, tanker trucks, delivery trucks, delivery cars. Military truck: 4- to 5-ton 4x4 Tractor Truck (U.S. War Dept. Technical Manual, 1944) ; Autocar commercial motor vehicle ; Autocar commercial cars ; Autocar motor truck ; Autocar pleasure motor vehicles ; Autocar motor delivery vehicles ; includes images of Autocar vehicles used in various businesses ; includes loose sheets of testimonials ; presentation booklet of Army-Navy E production award to Autocar Co., August 27, 1942 ; "Autocar Messenger" publication (scattered issues 1919-1921, 1926, 1927, 1929)...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Standard Body Colors for Autocar Commercial Cars
Physical description:
152 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_42569
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_42569