Antique Car Patent Canvas Print, Vintage 1888 Motorcar Blueprint

Description

This canvas print reproduces the 1888 patent for one of the earliest self-propelled vehicles, filed two years before it was granted. It comes in two sizes, 11×14 and 16×20, each as gallery-wrapped canvas. As an antique car patent canvas print, it reproduces all six of the plate’s original figures exactly as filed, the bench seat and spoked wheels rendered in fine line.

The application was filed July 27, 1886, and granted June 26, 1888. The plate’s side and plan views make the three-wheeled layout unmistakable – one small steered front wheel, two large rear wheels, and a horizontal flywheel behind the bench seat. For a collector of early-motoring history or patent-drawing art, it’s a straightforward piece of engineering record rather than a modern illustration styled to look old.

Each canvas is made to order in our family-owned workshop in Northeast Ohio, printed with fade-resistant inks on gallery-wrapped canvas so the edges are finished without a separate frame. It works well as vintage car wall art for a garage or den, and just as easily as classic car decor for a home office. As vintage garage decor or simply car guy decor for a workshop, it settles into a themed wall of early-automobile pieces or stands alone above a workbench.

Hanging is simple: each canvas ships with wall hangers that peel, press, and hold securely without nails or tools, and they remove cleanly later without holes or wall damage. Choose the 11×14 for a shelf or narrow wall, or the 16×20 to anchor a larger space. It arrives ready to hang, with nothing else to buy.

Add this antique car patent canvas print to a gallery wall of early-motoring art, or let it stand alone in a garage, den, or study. Choose the size and style that fits the wall, and the rest arrives ready to display.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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