Drawing, "Window Glass Retainer - Upper," Ford Model TT Truck, August 25, 1926
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The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles, and Tri-motor airplanes. Others provided information about assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings and associated documents to microfilm.
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles, and Tri-motor airplanes. Others provided information about assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings and associated documents to microfilm.
Artifact
Technical drawing
Date Made
25 August 1926
Subject Date
25 August 1926
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.181.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Blueprint process
Drafting
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 18 in
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