Smith Silo Company Brochure, 1961
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Artifact Overview
Hiram Smith patented his silo design in 1907. The design employed concrete staves bound together with cable hoops, much like a barrel. His business, Smith Silo Company, located in Paw Paw, then Oxford, Michigan, built its first silo in 1909. The company grew to become one of the largest concrete silo manufacturers in the Midwest during the next seventy years.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1961
Subject Date
1961
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
76.16.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Smith Silo Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
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