Newcomen Engine Being Rebuilt in Henry Ford Museum, April 3, 1931
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Henry Ford acquired the oldest known surviving steam engine in 1929. The engine lay in ruin near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Henry Ford sent Herbert Morton to collect what remained of the original engine and deliver it to Dearborn, Michigan. Here, Morton oversaw the restoration and rebuilding of the engine in Ford's new museum.
Henry Ford acquired the oldest known surviving steam engine in 1929. The engine lay in ruin near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Henry Ford sent Herbert Morton to collect what remained of the original engine and deliver it to Dearborn, Michigan. Here, Morton oversaw the restoration and rebuilding of the engine in Ford's new museum.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 April 1931
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2219
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 8.125 in
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