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- Wall of Electrical Controls at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, 1913-1940 - Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- 1913-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Wall of Electrical Controls at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, 1913-1940
Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- Control Panel, 1910-1930 -
- 1910-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Control Panel, 1910-1930
- Model of a Wind Tunnel Control Panel, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1938-1939 -
- 1938-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Model of a Wind Tunnel Control Panel, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1938-1939