First Ford Model T Production Card, September 27, 1908
THF95995 / First Ford Model T Production Card, September 27, 1908
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Artifact Overview
This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T, which was assembled on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse), and 2 foot pedals. About 1,000 of these early Ts were produced.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Record (Document)
Date Made
27 September 1908
Subject Date
27 September 1908
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Created by Ford Motor Company at the Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.641.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top: FORD MOTOR COMPANY / MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT / Car No. [handwritten:] 1
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