Notebook, Electrical Schematics and Drawings, 1906-1927

Summary

Ed Huff was a self-taught electrical engineer of uncommon abilities. He worked with Henry Ford on the design and building of Ford's earliest cars including the Quadricycle and the race car Sweepstakes. Huff was instrumental in designing the electrical system of the Model T as well as other electrical components of Ford cars and trucks. This notebook is a collection of electrical component schematics and concept drawings by Huff that he collected and used for reference purposes until his death in 1933.

Ed Huff was a self-taught electrical engineer of uncommon abilities. He worked with Henry Ford on the design and building of Ford's earliest cars including the Quadricycle and the race car Sweepstakes. Huff was instrumental in designing the electrical system of the Model T as well as other electrical components of Ford cars and trucks. This notebook is a collection of electrical component schematics and concept drawings by Huff that he collected and used for reference purposes until his death in 1933.

Artifact

Notebook

Subject Date

1906-1927

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.799.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in

Width: 12.5 in

Thickness: 3 in

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