Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company Drawing, "14 to 20 H.P. Traction Eng. Reverse Gear Details," May 5, 1914

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Artifact Overview

The Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company began manufacturing agricultural machinery and steam engines in the last quarter of the 19th century. By 1920, it had produced more than 6,000 engines to run threshers, sawmills, and other equipment. The Henry Ford houses more than sixty technical drawings that specify engineering requirements of various parts and components for the company's steam engines.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Technical drawing

Subject Date

05 May 1914

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

RC.6.X7635

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photographic processes
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in (Card)
Width: 7.375 in (Card)
Height: 1.375 in (Film)
Width: 1.875 in (Film)

Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company Drawing, "14 to 20 H.P. Traction Eng. Reverse Gear Details," May 5, 1914