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- Compressed Air Device for Packing Helmets during World War I, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918 - When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- 1917-1918
- Collections - Artifact
Compressed Air Device for Packing Helmets during World War I, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918
When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- Army Helmets Ready for Enamelling Oven, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918 - When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Army Helmets Ready for Enamelling Oven, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918
When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- Band and Lining Assembly Benches for Army Helmets, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918 - When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Band and Lining Assembly Benches for Army Helmets, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918
When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- Drying Helmets after Painting, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918 - When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Drying Helmets after Painting, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918
When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- Automatic Gravity Conveyor Used during Helmet Painting Process, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918 - When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Automatic Gravity Conveyor Used during Helmet Painting Process, Ford Motor Company Philadelphia Plant, 1917-1918
When the United States entered World War I, American automobile companies turned some of their manufacturing capacity to the production of war materiel. Ford Motor Company received a contract to paint, assemble, and crate steel helmets for American soldiers. Altogether, Ford's Philadelphia plant processed more than 2.7 million helmets at a rate as high as 40,000 each day.