Ford Face Mask, 2020
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Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
Artifact
Face mask
Date Made
2020
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Van Dyke Transmission Plant
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Sterling Heights
Creator Notes
Made at the Ford Motor Company Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.125.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Fiber
Cord (Fiber product)
Color
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.875 in
Width: 7 in
Length: .125 in
Inscriptions
on front: Ford
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