Author: [Automobile Advertising Promotional Booklet]
Title: MITCHELL. Eighty Years of Faithful Service to the American Public
Description: Racine, Wisconsin: Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co, 1915. 1st printing. Two tone brown paper wrappers printed in dark blue, stapled. 48 pp. Illustrated throughout with images of the company's vehicles, as well as divers parts used therein. 11" x 7-7/8". Wrappers age-toned & show some soiling. Evidence of damping in lower right quadrant & along the lower gutter. Dealership stamps [Wm T. Knauss & Son] to front wrapper & to internal pages. Withal, a VG copy. Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company was founded in 1900 in Racine, Wisconsin as a motorcycle maker spin-off from the wagon maker Mitchell & Lewis Company Ltd. The company began manufacturing automobiles in 1903. The wagon business and auto companies were combined into Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. in 1910. The Mitchell car brand produced automobiles from 1903 to 1923. Mitchell offered four-, six- and eight-cylinder models. The company was known for large, fashionable touring cars. [Wiki] This a rare promotional brochure from this relatively short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. No copies located on OCLC.

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