For a short period during the 1920s, the most prestigious German automotive manufacturers created advertisements similar in style to that of Warhol, decades before the artist would hit the scene.
In the early days of the automobile, a team of entrepreneurs sought to create a car without valves and gears. They would name their new enterprise The Gearless Automobile Company.
Dr. Simeone tells the story.
Harry John Lawson was a British entrepreneur who sought to create an early monopoly on petrol-driven cars through the acquisition of multiple patents. His end goal never included vehicle production, rather he aimed to exploit the patents he purchased by charging royalties to manufacturers that produced vehicles from the patents he owned.
Alex Kow was one of the most prolific, and in demand artists of his day. His work, mostly advertising ads and few posters, focused exclusively on French manufacturers and was always signed “A. Kow”.
This is one of the most successful advertisements in the history of advertising and represented an entirely new way to approach marketing the automobile.
Early automotive brochures were influenced by a lot of different factors, including nature it seems.
Based on our research, we think this might be the oldest surviving automotive oil can in the world. We believe that this very clear image is that of an 1897 DeDion Bouton. The clarity is remarkable, especially when you consider that this particular object will most likely be 125 years old next year.
Dr. Simeone tells the story.
In the early days of the automobile, a team of entrepreneurs sought to create a car without valves and gears. They would name their new enterprise The Gearless Automobile Company.
Dr. Simeone tells the story.
Our library collection contains two well-produced brochure which appear to be selling a car, but were more likely an early example of a designer conducting market research.
Did you know that West Virginia once produced a luxury car that was five to six times more expensive than a comparable Ford of the same era?
We all think that hybrid cars are a novel invention, but did you know that hybrid automotive technology has been in use since as early as 1905?
Early in the nineteen twenties, French aviator and inventor Gabriel Voisin sought to leverage the popularity of the French Impressionism movement to sell motor cars.
