Presenting the Soybean Extractor, Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Dallas, Texas, 1936
THF99772 / Presenting the Soybean Extractor, Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Dallas, Texas, 1936
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Artifact Overview
Ford promoted soybeans at the World Fairs and Exposition of the 1930s. In this image, a presenter at the Texas Centennial Exposition demonstrates how the soybean extraction process works with a model of a soybean extractor.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1936
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.19806
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: 10.75 in
Width: 7.375 in
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ArtifactModel of Soybean Oil Extractor, circa 1935
Henry Ford had a vision of farmers being part of the industrial process -- an idea he called "chemurgy." This idea was most completely played out in his experimentation with soybeans, a versatile crop that could be used for industrial products as well as food. This model demonstrates how oil could be extracted from soybeans and converted into many plastic-like products.