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- Stirrups with Stirrup Leathers -
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Stirrups with Stirrup Leathers
- Leather Shop in Henry Ford Museum "Street of Shops" Exhibit, circa 1941 - Henry Ford encouraged and appreciated the work of artist and illustrator Irving Bacon. In 1915, Bacon joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company after he returned from studying art in Europe. Over the next thirty years, Bacon painted scenes depicting Ford's life, created portraiture, and illustrated articles for company publications. This drawing depicts the Street of Shops exhibit in the Henry Ford Museum.
- circa 1941
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Leather Shop in Henry Ford Museum "Street of Shops" Exhibit, circa 1941
Henry Ford encouraged and appreciated the work of artist and illustrator Irving Bacon. In 1915, Bacon joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company after he returned from studying art in Europe. Over the next thirty years, Bacon painted scenes depicting Ford's life, created portraiture, and illustrated articles for company publications. This drawing depicts the Street of Shops exhibit in the Henry Ford Museum.
- Leather Shop in Henry Ford Museum "Street of Shops" Exhibit, February 1941 -
- February 19, 1941
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Leather Shop in Henry Ford Museum "Street of Shops" Exhibit, February 1941
- Leather Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- June 10, 1939
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Leather Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Leather Jacket, circa 1968 - Amateur racers Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, competed with their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. The bike, named "Revolution," was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. Egen wore this protective leather jacket when racing.
- circa 1968
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Leather Jacket, circa 1968
Amateur racers Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, competed with their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. The bike, named "Revolution," was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. Egen wore this protective leather jacket when racing.
- Krebs Leather Splitter, circa 1890 - John Theodore Krebs patented his leather splitting machine in 1884. Leather splitters were designed primarily for use in the harness and saddle industry. A leatherworker fed a thick leather strap into the splitter then pulled it through the roller and blade mechanism. This reduced or "split" the piece of leather into a layer of uniform, workable thickness.
- circa 1890
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Krebs Leather Splitter, circa 1890
John Theodore Krebs patented his leather splitting machine in 1884. Leather splitters were designed primarily for use in the harness and saddle industry. A leatherworker fed a thick leather strap into the splitter then pulled it through the roller and blade mechanism. This reduced or "split" the piece of leather into a layer of uniform, workable thickness.
- C.S. Osborne & Co. No. 86 Leather Splitter - Leather splitters were designed primarily for use in the harness and saddle industry. A leatherworker fed a thick leather strap into the splitter then pulled it through the roller and blade mechanism. This reduced or "split" the piece of leather into a layer of uniform, workable thickness. This machine was produced by C. S. Osborne and Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of leatherworking tools.
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C.S. Osborne & Co. No. 86 Leather Splitter
Leather splitters were designed primarily for use in the harness and saddle industry. A leatherworker fed a thick leather strap into the splitter then pulled it through the roller and blade mechanism. This reduced or "split" the piece of leather into a layer of uniform, workable thickness. This machine was produced by C. S. Osborne and Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of leatherworking tools.