Coke By-Products Plant at Ford Rouge Plant, September 16, 1937

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Artifact Overview

Coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, used in the factory's blast furnaces to make iron. The coking process also produced gas used to heat some of the factory's other furnaces. Additional by-products included ammonium sulfate fertilizer, and a light oil that Ford blended with gasoline to create its own Benzol brand of fuel.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 September 1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.68816.A

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in