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Business Man's Runabout

Subject
Automobiles
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of Business Man's Runabout, Natchez, MS, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Business Man's Runabout, Natchez, MS, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A black-and-white halftone illustration of an early open runabout automobile with spoked wheels, a folding top, and a friction-drive mechanism; advertising text surrounds it.

Postcard Details

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PublisherWaltham Manufacturing Co.
Business Man's Runabout Speed, 25 miles an hour. 5 speeds forward and 2 reverse. $250.00 Friction Drive Car eliminates all clutch and transmission troubles ; therefore less expensive to maintain than any other car on the market. Send for specifications. Waltham Manufacturing Co., Waltham, Mass.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, December 10, 1908, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Dr. Reuben S. Clark

Natchez, Miss.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedNatchez, MS
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesAdvertising card; no white border; light corner wear and staining; faint crease upper left; printed on cream stock. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS DEC 10 6-PM 1908. Undivided back (address only), no white border, matte/cream card stock; light edge and corner wear. 1c Franklin stamp affixed, tied by flag cancellation.

Cite this card

Business Man's Runabout, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/business-mans-runabout. Accessed October 5, 2026.