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Milestones – First Car Advertising from Winton Motor

The first known car advertisement in the United States appeared at the end of July 1898 in Scientific American Magazine. Winton Motor Carriage was urging potential buyers to “Dispense with a Horse,” an early indicator of a trend that soon engulfed the nation. By 1906 57 car companies spent more than half a million dollars in what were considered 12 national magazines. Continue reading

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