Henry Ford Museum Firefighting Collections Stored in Ford Engineering Laboratory Building 13, 1930

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Artifact Overview

Firefighting equipment was an early focus of collecting efforts at The Henry Ford. This photograph shows a mock-up for a firefighting exhibit tested at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory -- where Henry Ford stored many of his artifacts before the museum opened. Buckets, helmets, trumpets, and tools are all visible in the display.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

08 December 1930

Subject Date

08 December 1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.3435

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Henry Ford Museum Firefighting Collections Stored in Ford Engineering Laboratory Building 13, 1930