Armington & Sims Machine Shop
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This building essentially provides support for a system of shafts and pulleys that distribute mechanical energy to the rows of metal working machine tools arranged along the building's length. The machinists who worked in shops like this could tackle a wide range of jobs. America's nineteenth century machine shops were a training ground for many technological innovators.
This building essentially provides support for a system of shafts and pulleys that distribute mechanical energy to the rows of metal working machine tools arranged along the building's length. The machinists who worked in shops like this could tackle a wide range of jobs. America's nineteenth century machine shops were a training ground for many technological innovators.
Artifact
Machine shop
Date Made
1930
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Designed by Edward J. Cutler and built in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Liberty Craftworks District
Object ID
30.1999.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Oak (Wood)
Fir (Wood)
Steel (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Iron (Metal)
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