Advertisement for the Little Giant box truck, Detroit Manufacturing Company

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Description

View of an advertisement for the Little Giant box truck, manufactured by the Detroit Manufacturing Company. Advertisement depicts a box on a hand truck. Printed on front [in part]: "Little Giant box truck, patented Feb. 4, 1868; Sept. 14, 1880. Time, labor and money saved. The best truck in the world for handling boxes weighing not over 250 lbs., because ... Price, each, $2.00. No matter how many ordinary trucks you have, you cannot afford to be without this. Detroit Manufacturing Company, 74 Fort Street East, Detroit, Mich. Smith, Fegan & Baker, New England agents, 48 Lincoln Street, Boston, Mass."

Details

Resource ID:: bh029034
Subject:: Boxes--Transportation; Boxes in art; Advertising
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 broadside ; 8.5 x 5.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: E&M 977.4D4 381 D
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.