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- Hall Manufacturing Company Lubricator Cup -
- Collections - Artifact
Hall Manufacturing Company Lubricator Cup
- J. E. Lonergan Company Lubricator Cup, 1880-1890 -
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
J. E. Lonergan Company Lubricator Cup, 1880-1890
- Lubricator Cup -
- Collections - Artifact
Lubricator Cup
- The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905 -
- 1905
- Collections - Artifact
The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905
- Harry Miller: Engines and Cars, 1929 - Designer Harry Miller was one of the most influential figures in early American auto racing. He pioneered the use of front- and four-wheel-drive chassis, lightweight metals, and supercharged engines. Miller's innovative automobiles and engines dominated the Indianapolis 500 in the 1920s and 1930s. Miller-designed cars or engines won the race 14 times from 1922 to 1938.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Harry Miller: Engines and Cars, 1929
Designer Harry Miller was one of the most influential figures in early American auto racing. He pioneered the use of front- and four-wheel-drive chassis, lightweight metals, and supercharged engines. Miller's innovative automobiles and engines dominated the Indianapolis 500 in the 1920s and 1930s. Miller-designed cars or engines won the race 14 times from 1922 to 1938.
- "Engines & Threshing Machines," circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
"Engines & Threshing Machines," circa 1915
- "Avery Tractors, Plows, Separators and Steam Engines," 1916 - Farmers invested in machinery to reduce the back-breaking labor of agriculture. Two Illinois farm boys, Robert H. and Cyrus M. Avery, incorporated the Avery Planter Company in 1883 to build corn planters, cultivators, and corn-stalk cutters. Avery added steam traction engines and threshing machines in 1891 as grain farms proliferated. This 1916 catalog featured gas, oil, and steam engines at work.
- 1916
- Collections - Artifact
"Avery Tractors, Plows, Separators and Steam Engines," 1916
Farmers invested in machinery to reduce the back-breaking labor of agriculture. Two Illinois farm boys, Robert H. and Cyrus M. Avery, incorporated the Avery Planter Company in 1883 to build corn planters, cultivators, and corn-stalk cutters. Avery added steam traction engines and threshing machines in 1891 as grain farms proliferated. This 1916 catalog featured gas, oil, and steam engines at work.
- Service Station Attendant and Customer Discuss Ford Engine and Parts Exchange Plan, 1936 - In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- April 28, 1936
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Service Station Attendant and Customer Discuss Ford Engine and Parts Exchange Plan, 1936
In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- Service Station Attendant and Customer Discuss Ford Engine and Parts Exchange Plan, 1936 - In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- April 28, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Service Station Attendant and Customer Discuss Ford Engine and Parts Exchange Plan, 1936
In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- Portable Steam Engines in Henry Ford Museum, March 1941 -
- March 26, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Steam Engines in Henry Ford Museum, March 1941