Ford Workers Getting Wages from Payroll Truck, 1932-1933
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Ford Motor Company first offered factory-built trucks, based on the Model T, in 1917. Henry Ford experimented with heavier-duty trucks using the more powerful Fordson tractor engine. Approximately 12 prototype Fordson trucks were built from 1924-1926, including this steel-bodied payroll truck. The project was cancelled in favor of the Ford Model AA truck, based on the Model A car.
Ford Motor Company first offered factory-built trucks, based on the Model T, in 1917. Henry Ford experimented with heavier-duty trucks using the more powerful Fordson tractor engine. Approximately 12 prototype Fordson trucks were built from 1924-1926, including this steel-bodied payroll truck. The project was cancelled in favor of the Ford Model AA truck, based on the Model A car.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1932-1933
Subject Date
1932-1933
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.57599.1
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: 7.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
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