"Edison" Steam Locomotive in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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Artifact Overview
Edison is based on a switcher locomotive built about 1870 by Manchester Locomotive Works. Henry Ford purchased the switcher from Edison Portland Cement Company in 1932 and had it rebuilt into a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement by staff at Ford Motor Company's Rouge locomotive shop. Edison was photographed at work in Greenfield Village in 2007.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
October 2007
Subject Date
October 2007
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Michelle Andonian.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.2229
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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