Allegheny Plate Glass Company Plant, Glassmere, Pennsylvania, August 1923
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company bought Allegheny Plate Glass Company in 1923. Allegheny's factory, seen here, was near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The purchase expanded Ford's capacity to manufacture window glass for its vehicles. But shipping glass to Detroit proved impractical. Ford opened its own large glass plant at the Rouge, and it sold the Allegheny factory soon afterward.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 August 1923
Subject Date
01 August 1923
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.35108
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: 7.625 in
Width: 9.875 in
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