"Edison" Steam Locomotive
THF108297 / "Edison" Steam Locomotive
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Artifact Overview
Edison is based on an 0-4-0 switcher locomotive built about 1870 by Manchester Locomotive Works. Henry Ford purchased the switcher from Edison Portland Cement Company in 1932. Mr. Ford had the locomotive rebuilt into a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement by staff at Ford Motor Company's Rouge locomotive shop. Edison later went into regular service on Greenfield Village's railroad.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Steam locomotive
Date Made
1932
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Fabricated in the Rouge Shops by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, some parts may be original to a Manchester Locomotive Works engine.
Location
at Greenfield Village in Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Round House
Object ID
32.639.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 ft
Width: 8.396 ft
Length: 42.667 ft
Inscriptions
EDISON
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