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(1917) Brand Name/ProductDetroit Electric Company/Advertising
AgencyAnderson Electric Car Company Publication SourceMoore
Theater program Publisher LocationUnited States--Washington
(State)--Seattle Publication DateNovember 11, 1917
Advertisement TextLadies, be patriotic - drive your own Detroit
Electric and avoid the use of gasoline, oil and chauffers, now
needed by the government. Electric Vehicle Company. Contextual
NotesPreviously a carriage and buggy company, the Anderson
Electric Car Company began producing electric automobiles in
1907. Sales remained steady due to high gasoline prices during
World War I, but improved internal combustion engine automobiles
eventually forced the company out of business by 1939. Electric
cars were supposedly preferred by women because they did not
emit exhaust fumes and they did not require