Ford Motor Company Workers Welding Elbows to Cylinders for Liberty Aircraft Engines, April 1918
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Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 April 1918
Subject Date
13 April 1918
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.21847
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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