Loading Ford Benzol Trucks at Rouge Plant, November 1933
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company produced an alternative fuel, sold under the name Benzol, from 1932 to 1942. It consisted of three parts gasoline and one part light oil -- a by-product from the coal used in Ford's coke ovens. Ford never marketed Benzol beyond the Detroit area, and the company stopped making it altogether when the United States entered World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 November 1933
Subject Date
16 November 1933
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.58065
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: 7.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
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