Ford Souvenir Salt & Pepper Set From Texas Centennial Exposition, 1936
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Artifact Overview
Scientists at Ford's Soybean Laboratory developed a variety of plastic products made from soybean solids left when the oil was extracted, including gear shift knobs. These soybean gear shift knobs were converted into a set of souvenir salt and pepper shakers for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Salt and pepper set
Date Made
1936
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
99.115.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Arthur and Eileen Lamminen
Material
Soybean plastic
Plastic
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Diameter: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
FORD/1836-1936/DALLAS
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