Object Details
- Description
- In the late 1940s, Preston Tucker introduced a novel car with advanced safety features and futuristic styling. The Tucker Corporation obtained a factory and raised start-up money by selling stock and dealer franchises. Consumers purchased Tucker car radios and luggage as a way to reserve a car. This luggage was owned by Carl Woerz, a prospective Tucker dealer in Reno, Nevada. Tucker’s unorthodox fundraising methods caused the federal government to investigate his corporation on suspicion of fraud. Lawsuits and a grand jury indictment further eroded confidence. Tucker lost his factory and his dream of mass-producing “the first totally new car in 50 years.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of H. Marian Woerz
- ID Number
- 2009.0125.02
- catalog number
- 2009.0125.02
- accession number
- 2009.0125
- Object Name
- suitcase
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 in x 8 in x 21 in; 38.1 cm x 20.32 cm x 53.34 cm
- overall: 15 in x 20 7/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 38.1 cm x 53.0225 cm x 19.685 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Transportation
- Road Transportation
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1416695
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9f85-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
