Bottle of Electrolight Beer
Bottle of Electrolight Beer
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- Description
- The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 of the cars at the Lansing Craft Centre in Lansing, Michigan and leased most of them to consumers in California, Arizona, and Georgia. This bottle of Electrolight home brew, donated by GM engineer Jon Bereisa, represents the camaraderie of EV1 staff members, who volunteered for their assignments and socialized after work hours.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bottle
- maker
- General Motors Corporation
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paper (labels material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28.5 cm x 7 cm; 11 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in
- ID Number
- 2006.0030.01
- accession number
- 2006.0030
- catalog number
- 2006.0030.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jon Bereisa
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- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Transportation
- Road Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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