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- "J.T. Slack Shoddy Mills, Springfield, Vt.," circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"J.T. Slack Shoddy Mills, Springfield, Vt.," circa 1910
- Fitz Water Wheel Co. Catalog, "I-X-L Steel Overshoot Water Wheel," 1919 -
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Fitz Water Wheel Co. Catalog, "I-X-L Steel Overshoot Water Wheel," 1919
- Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 03 - As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill to Greenfield Village in 1932. This photograph shows the landscape from the mill's original site at that time.
- October 27, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 03
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill to Greenfield Village in 1932. This photograph shows the landscape from the mill's original site at that time.
- Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 04 - As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill to Greenfield Village in 1932. This photograph shows the landscape from the mill's original site at that time.
- October 27, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 04
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill to Greenfield Village in 1932. This photograph shows the landscape from the mill's original site at that time.
- Bandbox, circa 1829 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- circa 1829
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, circa 1829
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928 -
- 1927-1928
- Collections - Artifact
Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928
- Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928 - Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- 1927-1928
- Collections - Artifact
Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928
Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- Preparing to Move Loranger Gristmill from Its Original Site to Greenfield Village, 1928 - Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Preparing to Move Loranger Gristmill from Its Original Site to Greenfield Village, 1928
Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928 - Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- 1927-1928
- Collections - Artifact
Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, 1927-1928
Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
- Plymouth (now Gunsolly) Carding Mill in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, July 10, 1930 -
- July 10, 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Plymouth (now Gunsolly) Carding Mill in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, July 10, 1930