Early 20th Century Electric Vehicle Advertisements
Turn of the Century Electric Vehicle Ads
Early 20th century EV advertisements were targeted mostly toward wealthy,
urban women. EVs delivered a clean means of physical and social
mobility.
Ads courtesy of Dr. Micheal Schiffer,
in the Department of Anthropology at the
University of Arizona. If you are interested in
learning more about the technology, marketing, and social implications of EVs in
the early part of the 20th century, I recommend Dr. Schiffer's book,
Taking Charge:
The Electric Automobile in America.
American Electric Vehicle Company, Cosmopolitan, unknown.
Baker Motor Vehicle Company, Literary Digest, May 3, 1913, p.1017.
Baker Motor Vehicle Company, Life, circa 1911.
Milburn Wagon Company, Literary Digest, March 25, 1916, p. 857.
Ohio Electric Car Company, Literary Digest, November 25, 1916, p. 1427.
(Nice early Art Deco ad)
Baker R&L Company, unknown.
Wood's Motor Vehicle Company, Country Life in America October, 1909, p.656a.
(Very nice Mission style building in background)
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Last updated: 2 May 2000
