Oiling and Packing Parts for Shipping, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, March 1929

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

13 March 1929

Subject Date

13 March 1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.X.38.102

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: 7.938 in
Width: 11 in

Oiling and Packing Parts for Shipping, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, March 1929