Silo and Silo Staging Device Model, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
In 1909, Hiram Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, developed a technique of building silos like a barrel, with cement staves and hoops of steel cables. The Smith Silo Company endured until 1980 and was one of the largest concrete-silo manufacturers in the Midwest. Salespersons used models like this to show the construction of the innovative Smith Silos to buyers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
circa 1950
Subject Date
1917
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Model created circa 1950 by Smith Silo Company of Oxford, Michigan. This model represents the silo staging device patented by Hiram A. Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, in 1917.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
76.16.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Smith Silo Company.
Material
Metal
Aluminum (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Wire
Color
Brick red
Gold (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.185 in (silo model)
Diameter: 11.25 in (silo model)
Height: 2 in (device model)
Diameter: 11 in (device model)
Inscriptions
on bottom of silo model:
FF1 CC37080 STC
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