Indian Company Special Delivery & Messenger Service (Verso)

Description:	Verso of Map of Fort Wayne, Indiana has two advertisements. One is for the Indian Company Special Delivery & Messenger Service and the other is the Indian Scout motorcycle. This file is a 300 dpi, jpg2000 file, converted using Photoshop CS2 software from a 400 dpi, 24-bit, uncompressed TIFF image scanned on a Graphtec CS500 Pro scanner. The Indian Company Special Delivery and Messenger Service for Fort Waynes Merchants, Phone A-5489, Office--130 East Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, IND...W.A. Mayer, President...Arthur Herber, Genl [General] Manger; [Advertisement] And now a motorcycle you ride in not on, New Indian Scout, You have never known a ride like this! The flight of a bird--the grit of a bull dog. Comfort, power, get-there, and freedom! New qualities--even for Indiana! Longer wheel base--new low saddle, position--brakes fore and aft. Tank streamlined for beauty, new bullet-type headlight to match. Come, see the new Scout! We want you to ride it once--you will never want to stop. Safe-easy-control. Condensed specifications: Wheel base 57 1/8. New streamlined take--2 7/8 gallons capacity. New bullet-type headlight. Saddle equipped with compound springs, adjustable to three riding positions. Height of saddle from ground only 26 1/4. New handlebars for sure control with comfort. Internal expanding front
Origin:	1928
Created By:	Herber, Arthur
Source:	http://mdon.library.pfw.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cc_acfwhs/id/7
Collection:	History Center Digital Collections
Copyright:	Copyright The History Center (Fort Wayne). All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. Requests for reproduction and use should be sent to The History Center: https://fwhistorycenter.org/contact-us/Access to The History Center collection provided by Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Subjects:	Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Maps Delivery of Goods--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Maps

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