Ford Bus with F-290 Body, 1930
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Artifact Overview
Wayne Works of Richmond, Indiana, built this bus body mounted onto a dual-rear-wheel Ford Model AA-157 chassis. Wayne Works manufactured bus bodies for horse-drawn and motorized platforms. The company shifted from wood to more durable steel bodies in the late 1920s. By the 1980s, Wayne Works was struggling with a shrinking bus market. The company declared bankruptcy in 1992.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1930
Subject Date
1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.55497.2
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: 7.625 in
Width: 11.125 in
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