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- 1915 Maxwell Motor Co. Sales Brochure, "More Automobile than You ever hoped for at $695" - The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- 1915
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1915 Maxwell Motor Co. Sales Brochure, "More Automobile than You ever hoped for at $695"
The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- Maxwell Radiator Emblem, 1915-1925 - The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- 1915-1925
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Maxwell Radiator Emblem, 1915-1925
The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- 1914 Maxwell Advertisement, "If Price is Your Problem, Then it's a Maxwell" - The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- December 15, 1913
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1914 Maxwell Advertisement, "If Price is Your Problem, Then it's a Maxwell"
The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- 1915 Maxwell Advertisement, "17 Brand New Features with Gray & Davis Electric Starting and Lighting System" - The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- October 05, 1914
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1915 Maxwell Advertisement, "17 Brand New Features with Gray & Davis Electric Starting and Lighting System"
The Maxwell-Briscoe Company manufactured the Maxwell in 1904. After the break-up of the failed United States Motor Company combination in 1913, the reorganized Maxwell Motor Company continued to produce the vehicle. Walter P. Chrysler took controlling interest of the overextended company in 1921. In 1925, the newly formed Chrysler Corporation absorbed Maxwell's assets and phased out the name.
- Trade Card for Maxwell Automobiles, Maxwell Motor Company, circa 1917 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Maxwell Automobiles, Maxwell Motor Company, circa 1917
In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.