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Ford Motor Company Checkbook, 1903
1903-06-26/1903-08-20
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Ford Motor Company's first checkbook kept by Secretary James Couzens, shows the struggling company's transition. Their bank account started with $14,500 on June 26, 1903. It sunk to $223.65 by July 10 after 60 checks. Then on July 15, they sold their first car for $850. From then on, the balance kept increasing and the company was off and running.
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- Title: Ford Motor Company Checkbook, 1903
- Date: 1903-06-26/1903-08-20
- Subject Keywords: Ford Motor Company, Automobile industry, Business & Finance, Checks
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=137654
- Object Name: Checkbook
- Object ID: 64.167.120.2
- Image ID: THF207428
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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