Edsel B. Ford Reliability Tour Trophy, 1925-1931
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From 1925 to 1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. The tours tested airplanes' abilities to maintain regular speeds and schedules. This trophy, crafted by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, is engraved with names of participants in the first tour. Images on it depict the history of aviation, and transportation in general, to that point.
From 1925 to 1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. The tours tested airplanes' abilities to maintain regular speeds and schedules. This trophy, crafted by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, is engraved with names of participants in the first tour. Images on it depict the history of aviation, and transportation in general, to that point.
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1925
Subject Date
1925-1931
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
2000.0.9.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Sterling silver
Marble (Rock)
Dimensions
Height: 35.5 in
Width: 20.25 in
Inscriptions
Edsel B. Ford Trophy. This trophy is offered to encourage the upbuilding of commercial aviation as a medium of transportation. Contestants' names and information are inscribed around the base.
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