"Edison" Steam Locomotive in Greenfield Village, August 2003
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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 2003.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
01 August 2003
Subject Date
01 August 2003
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.4112
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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