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
Creators
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
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