Richard Gutman and Dan Randazzo with Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, August 1986

THF714782 / Richard Gutman and Dan Randazzo with Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, August 1986

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

August 1986

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.654

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Slides (Photographs) Photographs Men Open-air museums Wagons (Cargo vehicles) Lunch wagons Gutman, Richard J.S. 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.