"Industries Within an Industry, Ford By-Products," Ford Motor Company, 1939
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Henry Ford was careful about reducing and reusing waste products from his factories. Wasted materials meant wasted money, which led to higher prices for the customer. Illuminating gas was taken from coke ovens. Portland cement was made from blast furnace slag. Most famously, wood scraps from Ford's Kingsford, Michigan, sawmills were converted into charcoal briquettes.
Henry Ford was careful about reducing and reusing waste products from his factories. Wasted materials meant wasted money, which led to higher prices for the customer. Illuminating gas was taken from coke ovens. Portland cement was made from blast furnace slag. Most famously, wood scraps from Ford's Kingsford, Michigan, sawmills were converted into charcoal briquettes.
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.554.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: INDUSTRIES / WITHIN AN / INDUSTRY / FORD / BY-PRODUCTS
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