Replica of Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" Locomotive. circa 1934

THF716718 / Replica of Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" Locomotive. circa 1934

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)

Subject Date

circa 1934

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.174.127

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
illustration board

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 14.5 in
Width: 16.375 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Drawings (Visual works) Exterior views Advertising Museum exhibits Museums Steam locomotives Rocket (Steam locomotive) Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum

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Replica of Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" Locomotive
When England's Liverpool and Manchester Railway held a contest in 1829 to find the best locomotive design for its line, George Stephenson's Rocket took the prize. The Rocket's horizontal boiler, with cylinders directly connected to its driving wheels, set the standard pattern for all subsequent locomotives. Henry Ford commissioned this replica from the original builders in 1928.
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Edison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934

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Edison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934