Ford Motor Company Executive John Wandersee, circa 1918

THF135000 / Ford Motor Company Executive John Wandersee, circa 1918
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Artifact Overview

John Wandersee went to work for Henry Ford as a sweeper in 1902 -- before Ford Motor Company's founding in June 1903. He was moved into Ford's budding metallurgy department, where he helped develop the Model T's durable vanadium steel. Wandersee was still with Ford in May 1927, when the last Model T rolled off Highland Park's production line.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1918

Subject Date

circa 1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.15026

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: 10 in
Width: 8 in