15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1927

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Artifact Overview

After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, it was photographed next to Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle started it all and the Model T changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

26 May 1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.4335

Credit

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

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in