Open Hearth Ladle at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
THF118346 / Open Hearth Ladle at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
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Artifact Overview
To produce steel for Rouge plant operations, Ford used ten open-hearth furnaces with a capacity of at least 180 tons. The furnaces operated day and night, producing nearly 2,000 tons of steel daily. The process relied on cranes and railcars to transport colossal ladles like the one seen here. Each of them carried 75 tons of molten metal.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1927
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by Charles Sheeler in 1927 for Ford Motor Company. Copied by Ford Motor Company in 1929.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.6582
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: 10.875 in
Width: 7.375 in
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