Ford Tractor and Implement Division Lab Coat, Worn by George S. Wilkerson

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Artifact Overview

George S. Wilkerson served in World War II and then earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Missouri in 1947. His long career included time at Ford Tractor offices in St. Louis, Missouri; Marion, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia. By the time he retired in the mid-1980s, Wilkerson was training mechanics throughout the southeastern United States.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Laboratory coat

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.48.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David Wilkerson.

Material

Cloth
Metal

Color

White (Color)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 47 in
Width: 30 in

Inscriptions

on patch, front upper left: Ford embroidered, front upper left: Geo. on tag on pocket, front upper left: UNION MADE / HERCULES / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Shop Coats on patch, front upper right: QUALITY / CARE / FORD / TRACTORS / EQUIPMENT on patch on back: Ford / FARM-INDUSTRIAL / EQUIPMENT
Ford Tractor and Implement Division Lab Coat, Worn by George S. Wilkerson