Ford Motor Company Gauge Plant, Northville Township, Michigan, 1936
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. The factory at Waterford -- one of many scattered along the Middle Rouge River basin -- opened in 1925. Its employees made precision inspection gauge blocks. The plant remained open until the late 1950s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
03 June 1936
Subject Date
03 June 1936
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.66168.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into image in lower right hand corner: 66168B
Handwritten in pencil on back: Waterford
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Related Content
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Henry Ford: Village Industries
- 9 Artifacts
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories to supply Ford with needed tools and vehicle parts. He scattered these "Village Industries" throughout southeast Michigan usually along rivers. Ford employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory. This map shows the factories Ford had created by 1942.