Textbook, "Basic English," Henry Ford Trade School, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916

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Artifact Overview

Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Textbook

Date Made

1916

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

64.167.983.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Width: 8.5 in
Thickness: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front, top: BASIC / ENGLISH on front, bottom: Henry Ford Trade School / Dearborn, Michigan
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