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- Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943 - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- January 07, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- Printing Block, Death Mask of Abraham Lincoln, 1865-1940 - Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the image of the Lincoln death mask.
- 1865-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Block, Death Mask of Abraham Lincoln, 1865-1940
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the image of the Lincoln death mask.
- Nikola Tesla Death Mask - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. Take a close look at his death mask, on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.
- September 14, 2015
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Nikola Tesla Death Mask
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. Take a close look at his death mask, on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.
- Ford Face Mask, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Face Mask, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- Ford Face Mask, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Face Mask, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Gas Mask, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Gas Mask, circa 1917
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Poster, "Masked Crusader," 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Masked Crusader," 2020
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.