Workers on Clutch Housing Rear Assembly Line in the Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, February, 1929

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Artifact Overview

By 1928, Henry Ford's innovative Fordson tractor had become obsolete in the American market. But Ford Motor Company recognized a continuing need for a small, affordable tractor in the British Isles and consolidated Fordson production at its Cork, Ireland, plant. The Fordson tractor was assembled there until 1932, when production moved to England.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 February 1929

Subject Date

1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.X.38.91

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: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Typed on back of image: CLUTCH HOUSING REAR LINE Ink stamp on back: 21 FEB 1929 / 91
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Workers on Clutch Housing Rear Assembly Line in the Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, February, 1929