Dynamometer, Built by B.B. Korn, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Barney Korn was among the most skilled builders. His models were exceptionally detailed. Korn even made model cars, boats, and airplanes for Hollywood movies. Korn built this working dynamometer to test his model cars. It was adjustable for rear or front-wheel-drive models.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dynamometer
Date Made
1938
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Barney Korn and made by B. B. Korn Specialty Manufacturing.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.89
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: undefined in
Width: undefined in
Length: undefined in
Inscriptions
plaque:
Dynamometer
Built - 1938 - Res. - 1984 - By - B.B. Korn
tachometer:
Hyde Park Model Supply Co.
. . .
Los Angeles, 41, Calif.
Motor:
GE . . .
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