Circa 1879 Ames Portable Steam Engine in Farm Yard about 1929, Later Acquired for Henry Ford Museum

THF132803 / Circa 1879 Ames Portable Steam Engine in Farm Yard about 1929, Later Acquired for Henry Ford Museum

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

August 1929

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

64.167.188.P.872

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Sunfield Photographic prints Photographs Collecting Farmers Farms Museums Portable engines Steam engines (Engines) Sackett, Henry Henry Ford (Organization)

Artifact
Ames Portable Steam Engine, circa 1879
In the last half of 19th century, portable steam engines were a reliable and efficient power source for rural Americans. These engines were drawn by horses from one remote worksite to another, and powered threshing machines, mill equipment and other machinery. This Ames Iron Works portable steam engine was used on a farm in Eaton County, Michigan, into the first decades of the 20th century.