Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1982

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

1982

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.651

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Plastic

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Slides (Photographs) Photographs Horse-drawn vehicles Night work Open-air museums Wagons (Cargo vehicles) Lunch wagons Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Owl Night Lunch Wagon

Artifact
Owl Night Lunch Wagon Used by Henry Ford, circa 1890
The Henry Ford's Owl Night Lunch wagon is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America. It served food to nighttime workers in downtown Detroit, and attracted such diverse clientele as reporters, politicians, policemen, factory workers, and supposedly even underworld characters! Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s.