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Original 1894 printed order blank from Flint Road Cart Co., Flint, Michigan Dated June 6, 1894 at Kammerer, Pennsylvania Signed by merchant Joseph Kammerer Orders 3 catalogue No. 40 three-bow-top road carts Track width 4 ft 9 in, shafts, red upholstery, red gear, $33.00 Extras noted: hood and last bow No Buyer asked for a nicely finished job because it was for sale Reverse / accompanying sheet: Jos. Kammerer & Son letterhead, general merchandise, agricultural implements, Kammerer Flour & Whiskies Flint Road Cart Co. was founded in 1886 by William C. Durant and J. Dallas Dort; renamed Durant-Dort Carriage Co. in 1895; later part of the General Motors story Age toning, folds, small tears and stains from use; writing remains legible Ships in a protective sleeve with stiffener
Description: Original 1894 customer order from the Flint Road Cart Company of Flint, Michigan, filled out at Kammerer, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1894.
Joseph Kammerer ordered three catalogue No. 40 road carts with 3-bow tops, 4 foot 9 inch track, shafts, red upholstery, and red running gear at $33.00. He wrote that he wanted the work nicely finished because the job was for sale, and that he wanted it at once. Shipping was to Wyland BRO RR, P.O. Kammerer, Pa.
The Kammerer family ran a general store, mill, and whiskey business in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The printed form is from Flint Road Cart Co., the firm William C. “Billy” Durant and J. Dallas Dort started in 1886. They renamed it Durant-Dort Carriage Company in 1895. Durant later built Buick and General Motors, so this is a piece of the carriage-to-automobile story, written one year before the name change.
Paper shows expected age: toning, folds, a few small tears and stains. The handwriting and printed headings are still readable. A good piece for carriage, early auto, Michigan, or Pennsylvania merchant collectors.
The paper is actually blue, but it’s showing up as white in the pictures.
