An advertising card for Florence Wire Works and the Metz automobile

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

An advertising card for Florence Wire Works and the Metz automobile

Entry/Object ID

2014.1026.1.1

Description

An advertising card for Florence Wire Works and the Metz automobile, 1912. Both businesses are based in Florence, CA. On one side of the card is an advertisement for the Metz that cost $575 for 22 horse power and a 4 cylinder engine. There is an illustration of the auto and it was sold by Luther Rumsey. On the reverse is an advertisement for a fencing company that made a woven wire fence for ranches and farms. The agent for this business is also Luther Rumsey. There is minor loss at the bottom corner and some water damage but the card is in good condition.

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Object Name

Advertising Cards