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Waffle Iron
- Gathering Iron Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
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Gathering Iron Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- Electric Iron, 1909-1929 -
- 1909-1929
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Electric Iron, 1909-1929
- Workers on Assembly Line for Glider Production, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1942 - Ford's Iron Mountain plant, part of an extensive sawmill complex in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was retooled during World War II to produce wooden CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. Here, workers assemble the light aircraft, which had no motor or propellers. A pilot and copilot could silently land these gliders to deliver supplies, equipment, or up to 13 additional soldiers.
- December 20, 1942
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Workers on Assembly Line for Glider Production, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1942
Ford's Iron Mountain plant, part of an extensive sawmill complex in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was retooled during World War II to produce wooden CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. Here, workers assemble the light aircraft, which had no motor or propellers. A pilot and copilot could silently land these gliders to deliver supplies, equipment, or up to 13 additional soldiers.
- Henry Ford II Accepting the Army-Navy "E" Award for Glider Production at the Ford Iron Mountiain Plant, June 21, 1944 - Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II joined employees and officials at the automaker's Iron Mountain Plant, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, after the plant received an Army-Navy "E" Award. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- June 21, 1944
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Henry Ford II Accepting the Army-Navy "E" Award for Glider Production at the Ford Iron Mountiain Plant, June 21, 1944
Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II joined employees and officials at the automaker's Iron Mountain Plant, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, after the plant received an Army-Navy "E" Award. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- Foundry Iron Pouring, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities <em>and</em> platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- June 26, 1939
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Foundry Iron Pouring, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities and platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1946 - Ford Motor Company's Iron Mountain plant, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, produced wood body frames and parts for the automaker's various models. After Ford adopted all-steel sedan bodies for the 1937 model year, Iron Mountain focused on station wagon bodies. Some 300 skilled craftspeople worked at the plant until 1952, when Ford wagons switched to all-steel bodies.
- 1946
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1946
Ford Motor Company's Iron Mountain plant, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, produced wood body frames and parts for the automaker's various models. After Ford adopted all-steel sedan bodies for the 1937 model year, Iron Mountain focused on station wagon bodies. Some 300 skilled craftspeople worked at the plant until 1952, when Ford wagons switched to all-steel bodies.
- Interior of the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, December 1946 - Ford Motor Company's Iron Mountain plant, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, produced wood body frames and parts for the automaker's various models. After Ford adopted all-steel sedan bodies for the 1937 model year, Iron Mountain focused on station wagon bodies. Some 300 skilled craftspeople worked at the plant until 1952, when Ford wagons switched to all-steel bodies.
- December 13, 1946
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Interior of the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, December 1946
Ford Motor Company's Iron Mountain plant, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, produced wood body frames and parts for the automaker's various models. After Ford adopted all-steel sedan bodies for the 1937 model year, Iron Mountain focused on station wagon bodies. Some 300 skilled craftspeople worked at the plant until 1952, when Ford wagons switched to all-steel bodies.
- Close-up of Adhesive on Wood Veneer Door Frame Pillar for Ford Station Wagons, Iron Mountain Plant, March 1949 - Ford Motor Company built wood station wagon bodies at its Iron Mountain plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For 1949, Ford eliminated wood framing from its wagons in favor of steel. Wood was still used on the wagons, but in the form of specially laminated paneling bolted onto the steel frames. Iron Mountain closed when Ford switched to all-steel wagons in 1952.
- circa 1949
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Close-up of Adhesive on Wood Veneer Door Frame Pillar for Ford Station Wagons, Iron Mountain Plant, March 1949
Ford Motor Company built wood station wagon bodies at its Iron Mountain plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For 1949, Ford eliminated wood framing from its wagons in favor of steel. Wood was still used on the wagons, but in the form of specially laminated paneling bolted onto the steel frames. Iron Mountain closed when Ford switched to all-steel wagons in 1952.
- Westinghouse Electric Iron, 1908-1918 -
- 1908-1918
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Westinghouse Electric Iron, 1908-1918