Baker Electric Runabout

Representative record: the collection's holdings in this category are publicly documented, but this specific object is an illustrative example of the documented type rather than an individually confirmed holding. A Baker Electric runabout from the first great age of battery cars, when electrics outsold gasoline cars in American cities and were marketed to drivers who preferred not to hand-crank. The collector's holdings include several century-old electrics, documented in press coverage of the garage.