Cotswold Forge in Greenfield Village, circa 1945

THF716492 / Cotswold Forge in Greenfield Village, circa 1945

Artifact Overview

Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

circa 1945

Subject Date

circa 1945

Creators

Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Reuben), 1875-1962

Collection Title

Edison Institute Advertising Drawings

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.174.14

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
illustration board

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15.25 in
Width: 20.25 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Drawings (Visual works) Exterior views Forge shops Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Cotswold Forge (Dearborn, Mich.) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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This forge belonged to the Stanley family, who were the blacksmiths in the Cotswold village of Snowshill from before 1795. The business passed between family members until it ceased operation in 1909 with the death of Charles Stanley. Blacksmiths made tools and hardware from iron. At the time of the shop's closing, most work was repair of factory-made items.