Artifact Loans
At any given time, The Henry Ford has hundreds of artifacts on loan to dozens of museums, libraries, and archives around the world. We are happy to discuss the possibilities of loans to qualifying institutions. For information about the policies and procedures governing the loan of artifacts to other institutions, please contact us at loanprogram@thehenryford.org. Please note that we do not loan artifacts to the general public.
Some of the objects from our collection currently on loan include:
Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
circa 1963
Place of Creation
Object ID
75.2.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Power Reactor Development Company
On Exhibit
On Loan - Monroe County Community College (Monroe, MI)
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Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963
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1916 Curtiss Model F "Seagull" Flying Boat Biplane
Artifact
Airplane
Date Made
1916
Summary
The Model F "Seagull," developed by Glenn Curtiss, was among the first successful flying boats made in the United States. More than 150 of the craft were built, with many seeing service in the U.S. Navy. At a time when landing strips were rare but lakes were plentiful, floating aircraft were practical alternatives to wheeled planes.
Place of Creation
Object ID
00.204.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ray C. Dahlinger.
On Exhibit
On Loan - Glenn H. Curtiss Museum (Hammondsport, NY)
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1916 Curtiss Model F "Seagull" Flying Boat Biplane
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
1928 Junkers W33 "Bremen" Airplane
Artifact
Airplane
Date Made
1928
Summary
The Bremen was the first aircraft to fly nonstop from Europe to North America. Hermann Kohl, Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, and James Fitzmaurice took off from Baldonnel, Ireland, on April 12, 1928, and touched down on Greenly Island, Canada, the next day. The east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing winds, was more difficult than a flight from North America to Europe.
Place of Creation
Object ID
36.676.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Museum of the City of New York
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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1928 Junkers W33 "Bremen" Airplane
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
1928 Franklin Airman Sport Sedan, Personal Car of Charles A. Lindbergh
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1928
Summary
Franklin automobiles, built from 1902 until 1934, were distinguished by their air-cooled engines. When Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic with an air-cooled motor in 1927, Franklin played up the connection by introducing an "Airman" sedan and giving this example to the aviator. In turn, Lindbergh gave the car to Henry Ford in 1940 for inclusion in Henry Ford Museum.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
40.222.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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1928 Franklin Airman Sport Sedan, Personal Car of Charles A. Lindbergh
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
