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- Drawing of the 1893 Kitchen Sink Engine, "First Gasoline Engine by Mr. Henry Ford" - Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- November 13, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing of the 1893 Kitchen Sink Engine, "First Gasoline Engine by Mr. Henry Ford"
Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- Brunn & Company Catalog, "Designs from Which Bodies Were Made, 1939 to 1941" -
- 1939-1941
- Collections - Artifact
Brunn & Company Catalog, "Designs from Which Bodies Were Made, 1939 to 1941"