Visitor Pass to Lincoln Motor Co. Plants, Issued to Henry Ford, July 1918

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Artifact Overview

Lincoln Motor Company issued this visitor pass to Henry Ford in 1918. It provided him with access to all Lincoln plants at all hours. Four years later, Henry Ford no longer needed a "visitor" pass. His Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln in 1922, when Lincoln was struggling from the post-World War I recession.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pass (Ticket)

Date Made

1918

Subject Date

19 July 1918-31 December 1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.585

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Typewriting
Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 2.125 in
Width: 3.625 in

Visitor Pass to Lincoln Motor Co. Plants, Issued to Henry Ford, July 1918