Machine Shop at Highland Park Plant, January 10, 1915
THF129649 / Machine Shop at Highland Park Plant, January 10, 1915
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Artifact Overview
Machining Model T Ford engine blocks, ca. 1914. Fifteen engine block castings were loaded into large milling machines that made two cuts on the bottom of each block. The Highland Park machine shop was filled with such specialized machine tools. One of these machines is displayed in the Made in America exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 January 1915
Subject Date
10 January 1915
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.2344
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Printed in image at lower right corner: 2344 1-10-15
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Related Content
SetAmerica's Industrial Revolution
- 61 Artifacts
The Model T's distinction as a landmark car design can be traced in large part to machines like this -- a high capacity precision machine tool that performed just two production steps on the car engine's cylinder block. The Model T as a design achievement is inseparable from many hundreds of engineering, materials, and production innovations.