1955 Ford Thunderbird

1955 Ford Thunderbird

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About this vehicle The 1955 Thunderbird was the first car to be promoted as a “personal car”. It was “sporty” but not designed to be a true sports car in the European tradition. The fact that an impractical two-passenger luxury vehicle like this could exist at all...
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

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About this vehicle Harley Earl, design chief for General Motors observed the public’s enthusiasm for sports cars at a 1951 auto race. He was aware that servicemen returning from Europe after WWll were bringing small, nimble sports cars back to the U.S. with them. He...
1920 Hudson Touring Limousine

1920 Hudson Touring Limousine

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About this vehicle By 1920 most car manufacturers offered a closed sedan to provide a comfortable environment for cold weather motoring. Upper mid-priced manufacturers like Hudson strove to join the “luxury” brands. They did this by providing closed cars having fine...
1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

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About this vehicle In 1899 Ransom Eli Olds re-organized the Olds Motor Works with financial backing from Samuel L. Smith. Mr. Smith wanted to relocate the business from Lansing to Detroit, Michigan where a new factory was built to manufacture Olds vehicles. Several...
Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

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About the Penny Farthing The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle that was popular in the 1870s and 1880s. The large front wheel provided high speeds and comfort as well as providing greater shock...
1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

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About this vehicle The MG-T type is a series of body on frame, open two-seater sports cars that were produced from 1936-1955. The series included MGTA, MGTB, MGTC, MGTD, MGTF and the MGTF midget models. The industrious British workers at MG did a revamp of the aging...
Barber Pole

Barber Pole

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About the Barber Pole The barber pole’s colors are a legacy of a long-gone eras when people went to barbers not just for a haircut or shave but also for bloodletting and other medical procedures. During the Middle Ages bloodletting was a common treatment for a wide...
Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

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About the motor The Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. The company was founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. The first Evinrude outboard motors weighed 62 pounds...
Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

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ABOUT HER CHAIR Frances Langford, American actress and singer, she entertained troops with Bob Hope as an USO entertainer during WWII. For the last 50 years of her life, she loved to fish and spent many enjoyable hours on her boat, the Fran-E. The white leather...
Cabinet of Curiosity

Cabinet of Curiosity

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ABOUT THE CABINET The Elliott Museum hopes to inspire visitors with objects of curiosity and wonder, up close and in a personal way. Cabinets of Curiosity first became popular during the Renaissance and reached their pinnacle of popularity in the Victorian Era. Our...