Armington and Sims Machine Shop in Greenfield Village, July 1930

THF132701 / Armington and Sims Machine Shop in Greenfield Village, July 1930

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

09 July 1930

Creators

Creator Notes

Original photo by Ford Motor Company in 1930. This later copy print by The Henry Ford photographic department.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.A.5275

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Machine shops Open-air museums Armington & Sims Machine Shop (Dearborn, Mich.) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

Artifact
Armington & Sims Machine Shop
This building essentially provides support for a system of shafts and pulleys that distribute mechanical energy to the rows of metal working machine tools arranged along the building's length. The machinists who worked in shops like this could tackle a wide range of jobs. America's nineteenth century machine shops were a training ground for many technological innovators.