Printing Office & Tin Shop
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Artifact Overview
The Printing Office was built in Greenfield Village in 1933. For decades, the building served as a utilitarian print shop for Greenfield Village. At one time, the building housed a recreated 19th-century small town newspaper print shop and tinsmithing studio. Now, only the print shop remains.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1933
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Liberty Craftworks District
Object ID
33.710.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
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