Assembling Brakes on Ford V-8 Automobiles, 1937
THF110692 / Assembling Brakes on Ford V-8 Automobiles, 1937
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Artifact Overview
While other automakers adopted hydraulic brakes for their cars in the 1920s and early 1930s, Ford used mechanical brakes until the 1939 model year. Ford's mechanical units relied on cables and linkages to transmit pressure from the brake pedal to the brakes. Hydraulic units used fluid to transmit -- and multiply -- that pressure for more effective braking.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 September 1937
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.68809.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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