CHARLES H. NIEPOTH'S ARCHIVE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY MATERIAL (1947-1958)
by Ford, Henry, II; Harold T. Youngren; and Others
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good+
- Seller
-
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dearborn, Michigan: Unpublished, 1947. In 1947 longtime (1906-1958) Ford Motor Company employee Charles H. Niepoth donated a large collection of papers that now constitute the Charles H. Niemoth Papers , 1906-1947 at the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn. On offer here is a small archive of 52 items--papers and photographs that Niepoth subsequently gathered between 1947 and his retirement from Ford in 1958. Included are a signed letter from Henry Ford, II sent to Niepoth upon his retirement; various internal memos (some signed); 39 black and white photographs (most a little larger than 8" X 10"), including 5 showing the Ford "blimp" and its crew; a Christmas card signed by Harold T. Youngren; a letter to Niepoth from the insurance underwriter detailing the 1953 trip of the Ford X-100 experimental automobile in France; and more. Most items are in near-fine condition; only a few are lightly toned.. SIGNED. Original. Paper. Collectible-Very Good+. Various Sizes. Manuscript.
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Details
- Seller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- W2038
- Title
- CHARLES H. NIEPOTH'S ARCHIVE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY MATERIAL (1947-1958)
- Author
- Ford, Henry, II; Harold T. Youngren; and Others
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good+
- Edition
- Original
- Publisher
- Unpublished
- Place of Publication
- Dearborn, Michigan
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- Various Sizes
- Keywords
- automotive, dirigibles, blimps, Autographs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photographs; Autographs and Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
We hold books only for firm orders. Books may be returned within 7 days of receipt for refund of purchase price. We pay shipping costs only if we have made a significant error in description.
About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.