Postcard
Warner Speedometer
| Printed postcard distributed to automobile purchasers by the Warner Instrument Co. of Beloit, Wisconsin, founded by Arthur P. Warner, inventor of the magnetic automobile speedometer. The photograph depicts an oversized working model of the company's "auto-meter" mounted on the back of an automobile. This model was built about 1907 and sent on a national tour for publicity purposes. Warner invented several other items associated with automobiles and in 1909 flew the first airplane in Wisconsin. |
| Image ID: | 40838 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1907 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Warner, Arthur Pratt, 1870-1958 : Papers, ca. 1906-1958 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3053 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 5.5 inches |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Advertising |
| Men |
| Automobiles |
| Automobile supplies industry |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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