Model of the MS Henry Ford II
THF374434 / Model of the MS Henry Ford II
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Artifact Overview
The H.E. Boucher Manufacturing Company, founded in 1905, specialized in producing high-grade scale models. It created this model of the Great Lakes freighter Henry Ford II for Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford II and its sister ship Benson Ford, named for Henry Ford's eldest grandsons, were the most modern ore carriers on the Great Lakes when they were built.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ship model
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2025.0.5.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Brown (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 76.25 in
Inscriptions
on the front of the ship:
HENRY FORD 11 / DETROIT
on the plaqueL
THE H.E. BOUCHER MFG. CO. / NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A.
on the top of the ship:
Ford
on the side of the ship towards the bottom:
HENRY FORD II
on the side of the ship towards the top:
HENRY FORD II
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford II and Benson Ford: Ore Carriers of the Great Lakes
- 23 Artifacts
In 1923, Henry Ford ordered two 600-foot-long lake freighters to transport raw materials — iron ore, coal, limestone, and other bulk products — to and from his massive River Rouge manufacturing complex. Ford named the motorships after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. By the summer of 1924, both freighters were plying the waters of the Great Lakes, becoming workhorses for Ford Motor Company for more than fifty years.