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- Drag Conveyor in Foundry, Ford Plant in Cork, Ireland, February 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- February 05, 1929
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Drag Conveyor in Foundry, Ford Plant in Cork, Ireland, February 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- Workers Pouring Molten Metal in the Foundry at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 10, 1941 - Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- November 10, 1941
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Workers Pouring Molten Metal in the Foundry at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 10, 1941
Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- Workers Making Cylinder Blocks in the Foundry at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1930 - Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- 1930
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Workers Making Cylinder Blocks in the Foundry at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1930
Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- Foundry Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1934 - Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- 1934
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Foundry Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1934
Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- Camshaft Casting by Foundry Workers, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935 - Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- June 18, 1935
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Camshaft Casting by Foundry Workers, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935
Workers at the Ford Rouge plant's foundry poured a molten mixture of metal, coke, and limestone into molds to create cast-metal engine blocks and parts. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 by successfully casting Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
- Tool, 1900-1950 -
- 1900-1950
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Tool, 1900-1950
- Trowel, 1900-1950 -
- 1900-1950
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Trowel, 1900-1950
- AMF Thermatool, Inc. Brochure, "Flexible Automation: AMF Versatran Industrial Robots," 1970 -
- 1970
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AMF Thermatool, Inc. Brochure, "Flexible Automation: AMF Versatran Industrial Robots," 1970
- United Engineering and Foundry Display, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
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United Engineering and Foundry Display, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Blast Furnace Buildings and Powerhouse Stacks at the Ford Rouge Plant, March 1936 - In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of iron per day. Ore arrived via Great Lakes freighters, while coke used in the iron-making process moved to the furnaces in hopper cars on an elevated railroad line.
- March 04, 1936
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Blast Furnace Buildings and Powerhouse Stacks at the Ford Rouge Plant, March 1936
In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of iron per day. Ore arrived via Great Lakes freighters, while coke used in the iron-making process moved to the furnaces in hopper cars on an elevated railroad line.