Igor Sikorsky and Henry Ford at the Presentation of the VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943
THF118079 / Igor Sikorsky and Henry Ford at the Presentation of the VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford never intended his Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- only to be about the past. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village would inspire the institute's students and visitors to create the future. Ford collected modern inventions alongside historic items. He acquired the VS-300 helicopter from inventor Igor Sikorsky in 1943 -- only four years after the aircraft's introduction.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
07 October 1943
Subject Date
07 October 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.78778.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 10 in
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Igor Sikorsky donated his pioneering VS-300 helicopter to The Henry Ford in October 1943. During the presentation ceremony, Sikorsky and his test pilot demonstrated the helicopter's exceptional maneuverability. They slipped the aircraft's nose probe through a small ring, set one of its wheels on a handkerchief spread on the ground, and carried souvenir "air mail" letters in its front basket.