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- Notebook, Electrical Schematics and Drawings, 1906-1927 - Ed Huff was a self-taught electrical engineer of uncommon abilities. He worked with Henry Ford on the design and building of Ford's earliest cars including the Quadricycle and the race car Sweepstakes. Huff was instrumental in designing the electrical system of the Model T as well as other electrical components of Ford cars and trucks. This notebook is a collection of electrical component schematics and concept drawings by Huff that he collected and used for reference purposes until his death in 1933.
- 1906-1927
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Notebook, Electrical Schematics and Drawings, 1906-1927
Ed Huff was a self-taught electrical engineer of uncommon abilities. He worked with Henry Ford on the design and building of Ford's earliest cars including the Quadricycle and the race car Sweepstakes. Huff was instrumental in designing the electrical system of the Model T as well as other electrical components of Ford cars and trucks. This notebook is a collection of electrical component schematics and concept drawings by Huff that he collected and used for reference purposes until his death in 1933.
- Drawing of Model Ford Service Station, April 1935 - Service stations provided maintenance and repair services to motor vehicle owners. These facilities could be associated with an automobile dealership, or they might be part of a gas station. Automakers supported service attendants through training programs, regular bulletins, and specialized tools and equipment. By the late 20th century, car warranties required more repairs to be done at dealerships.
- April 17, 1935
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Drawing of Model Ford Service Station, April 1935
Service stations provided maintenance and repair services to motor vehicle owners. These facilities could be associated with an automobile dealership, or they might be part of a gas station. Automakers supported service attendants through training programs, regular bulletins, and specialized tools and equipment. By the late 20th century, car warranties required more repairs to be done at dealerships.
- Letter and Design Drawings from Car Enthusiast Paul to Ford Motor Company Styling, 1966 - Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- February 04, 1966
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Letter and Design Drawings from Car Enthusiast Paul to Ford Motor Company Styling, 1966
Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- Unimate Installation Drawings, 1962 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.
- January 10, 1962
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Unimate Installation Drawings, 1962
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.
- Box, Jens Jensen Fair Lane Landscape Architecture Drawings, circa 1921 - Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen created landscape drawings for his vision of the estate's formal and natural areas. Jensen numbered and stored these plans in this case.
- circa 1921
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Box, Jens Jensen Fair Lane Landscape Architecture Drawings, circa 1921
Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen created landscape drawings for his vision of the estate's formal and natural areas. Jensen numbered and stored these plans in this case.
- Good-Bye and Good Luck, circa 1980 -
- circa 1980
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Good-Bye and Good Luck, circa 1980
- Drawings of the Ford Gyron, "Development," 1959-1961 - Ford Motor Company revealed its Gyron concept car in 1961. Designers intended for a gyroscope to keep the two-wheeled car upright, but the technology was too expensive for a show car. Instead, the fiberglass Gyron used outrigger wheels to keep its balance while an electric motor moved it at 5 mph. The Gyron was destroyed in the 1962 Ford Rotunda fire.
- December 08, 1959
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Drawings of the Ford Gyron, "Development," 1959-1961
Ford Motor Company revealed its Gyron concept car in 1961. Designers intended for a gyroscope to keep the two-wheeled car upright, but the technology was too expensive for a show car. Instead, the fiberglass Gyron used outrigger wheels to keep its balance while an electric motor moved it at 5 mph. The Gyron was destroyed in the 1962 Ford Rotunda fire.
- "Comparative Scale Drawings of Selden Vehicle, Complainants' Ex. 89," circa 1905 - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a vehicle powered by a two-stroke gasoline engine in 1877, and he received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford successfully fought ALAM in court. These drawings, prepared for the suit, compared Selden's proposed vehicle with various engines available in the mid-1870s.
- circa 1905
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"Comparative Scale Drawings of Selden Vehicle, Complainants' Ex. 89," circa 1905
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a vehicle powered by a two-stroke gasoline engine in 1877, and he received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford successfully fought ALAM in court. These drawings, prepared for the suit, compared Selden's proposed vehicle with various engines available in the mid-1870s.
- Partial List of Unimate Industrial Robot Drawings - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.
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Partial List of Unimate Industrial Robot Drawings
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.
- Original Engineering Drawings Alongside Microfilm Copies, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1951 -
- January 23, 1951
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Original Engineering Drawings Alongside Microfilm Copies, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1951