Drawing, Wright Natural Gas Engine, June 26, 1937
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While reassembling the Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village in 1937, Henry Ford's agents made this drawing of an engine designed and built by the Wright brothers. The shop had no electricity, and machinery was powered by the engine via an overhead line shaft. The engine was fueled by the same city gas used to light the building.
While reassembling the Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village in 1937, Henry Ford's agents made this drawing of an engine designed and built by the Wright brothers. The shop had no electricity, and machinery was powered by the engine via an overhead line shaft. The engine was fueled by the same city gas used to light the building.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1968
Subject Date
26 June 1937
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.570
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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