Experimental Ford Tractor on a Road, 1906-1907
THF722590 / Experimental Ford Tractor on a Road, 1906-1907
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1906-1907
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
RC.30.P.188.8860
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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ArtifactFord Experimental Lightweight Tractor, circa 1907
Calling it his "automotive plow," Henry Ford had Joseph Galamb and C.J. Smith construct this experimental machine. It is powered by a 1905 Ford Model B engine with copper water jackets. This tractor represents either the first or, more probably, the second of several experimental lightweight tractor designs which culminated in the production of the Fordson tractor for U.S. markets in 1918.