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Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster, "Crankshaft Gage," circa 1960

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Artifact Overview

This poster is part of a portfolio illustrating the history of measurement. As several of these posters make clear, early units of measurement were sometimes based upon the bodies of "average men" or royalty. Using a dynamic, simple illustration style, these posters reveal how the standardization of measurements aided the growth and refinement of industrial, precision, and scientific processes.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

circa 1960

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2016.98.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 18 in
Width: 22 in

Inscriptions

at bottom: Crankshaft Gage / This electronic machine automatically gages 27 dimensions of a crankshaft / at the same time. Some dimensions are held to limits as low as .0008 inches. / RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
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