Punch Press Machines at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1915
THF710797 / Punch Press Machines at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
The shop areas at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant were filled with specialized machine tools essential to Ford's mass production methods. Punch presses, used to shape steel parts, were so crucial that Ford purchased its primary press supplier, the John R. Keim Company of Buffalo, New York, in 1911 and moved it to Detroit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1915
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.2295
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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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