Edsel B. Ford, Richard E. Byrd and William B. Stout with Royal Typewriter's Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-8, 1927
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One of the most unusual uses of a Tri-Motor was by Royal Typewriter Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Royal purchased its plane in 1927 to deliver typewriters to the company's distributors. To avoid time-consuming landings, Royal dropped the typewriters, three at a time, by parachute. Royal ended the experimental program and sold its Tri-Motor before year's end.
One of the most unusual uses of a Tri-Motor was by Royal Typewriter Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Royal purchased its plane in 1927 to deliver typewriters to the company's distributors. To avoid time-consuming landings, Royal dropped the typewriters, three at a time, by parachute. Royal ended the experimental program and sold its Tri-Motor before year's end.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 August 1927
Subject Date
01 August 1927
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Jr., 1888-1957
Stout, William B. (William Bushnell), 1880-1956
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.4504
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: 7.625 in
Width: 11 in
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