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- Drawing, "Valve Stem," Ford Model T, January 15, 1927 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- January 15, 1927
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Drawing, "Valve Stem," Ford Model T, January 15, 1927
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Drawing, "Shock Absorber Needle Valve Stem," Ford Model A, October 16, 1931 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- October 16, 1931
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Drawing, "Shock Absorber Needle Valve Stem," Ford Model A, October 16, 1931
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Drawing, "Stem - Bilge Pump Suction Valve," Ford GPA, January 2, 1943 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- January 02, 1943
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Drawing, "Stem - Bilge Pump Suction Valve," Ford GPA, January 2, 1943
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Box with Valve Stem Covers and Fasteners - The valve stem on a pneumatic tire housed the valve that allowed air to be pumped into the tire during inflation and kept it from escaping. The valve stem cover or cap prevented dirt and debris from entering the stem and damaging the valve. Missing or broken valve stem covers could be replaced with parts like these.
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Box with Valve Stem Covers and Fasteners
The valve stem on a pneumatic tire housed the valve that allowed air to be pumped into the tire during inflation and kept it from escaping. The valve stem cover or cap prevented dirt and debris from entering the stem and damaging the valve. Missing or broken valve stem covers could be replaced with parts like these.
- "Quattordici Fiori" by Flo Perkins, 1996 -
- 1996
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"Quattordici Fiori" by Flo Perkins, 1996
- Heany Tungsten Lamp, Made by Allen R. Heany, 1907 -
- 1907
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Heany Tungsten Lamp, Made by Allen R. Heany, 1907
- Moon Motometer, circa 1925 - Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.
- circa 1925
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Moon Motometer, circa 1925
Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.
- Spoon, 1723 -
- 1723
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Spoon, 1723
- Drawing, "Spring - Bilge Pump Valve Stem," Ford GPA, March 5, 1942 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- March 05, 1942
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Drawing, "Spring - Bilge Pump Valve Stem," Ford GPA, March 5, 1942
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Heany Tungsten Lamp, 1907 -
- 1907
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Heany Tungsten Lamp, 1907