Ford Model A in Press at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, September 1931
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Artifact Overview
The massive size of the equipment used at Ford's Rouge complex was illustrated by this photo of a Model A sedan parked under one of the factory's steel presses. By the late 1930s, more than 4,000 presses were in daily use at the Rouge. Some weighed up to 450 tons and applied pressures of 800 tons.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
30 September 1931
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.491.P.833.56463.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 8 in
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