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- Workers Operate a Log Carriage inside a Sawmill in Alberta, Michigan, 1937 - Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town in Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public-relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
- August 06, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Workers Operate a Log Carriage inside a Sawmill in Alberta, Michigan, 1937
Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town in Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public-relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
- Band Saw, Used by the Wright Brothers, circa 1899 - The Wright brothers' bicycle shop contained several large power tools primarily used for making and repairing bikes. Some were also used to build their early gliders and airplanes. The shop building did not have electricity, so the Putnam lathe, Crescent band saw and Barnes drill press were powered by overhead belts and shafts connected to a single-cylinder gas engine.
- circa 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Band Saw, Used by the Wright Brothers, circa 1899
The Wright brothers' bicycle shop contained several large power tools primarily used for making and repairing bikes. Some were also used to build their early gliders and airplanes. The shop building did not have electricity, so the Putnam lathe, Crescent band saw and Barnes drill press were powered by overhead belts and shafts connected to a single-cylinder gas engine.
- Band Saw, 1868 -
- 1868
- Collections - Artifact
Band Saw, 1868