Selden v. Ford patent lawsuit collection, 1904-1915.

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Selden v. Ford patent lawsuit collection, 1904-1915.

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The Selden v. Ford patent lawsuit collection consists of ink on linen and pencil sketches of automobile design drawings, correspondence, photostat copies of newspaper clippings, and defense exhibit drawings. The collection also includes reproduction drawings of an early vehicle designed by Etienne Lenoir and used in Henry Ford's defense disputing Selden's patent claim to the first combustion engine. Of special interest are the 1901 design drawings copies of an early French combustion engine.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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