Ford Motor Company Workers Upsetting and Forming the Flanges on Liberty Motor Cylinder Tubes, April 1918
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Artifact Overview
Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 April 1918
Subject Date
13 April 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.21810
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: 7 in
Width: 11 in
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