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- Clara Ford Piloting the "Callie B" in the Rouge River at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1925 - Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, <em>Callie B.</em>, on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
- 1920-1929
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Clara Ford Piloting the "Callie B" in the Rouge River at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1925
Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, Callie B., on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
- Salvage Department Motorboat at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Shipyard, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927 - Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.
- May 18, 1927
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Salvage Department Motorboat at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Shipyard, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927
Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.
- Toy Motorboat, 1890-1920 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, planes, trains, soldiers and even this motorboat. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1890-1920
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Toy Motorboat, 1890-1920
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, planes, trains, soldiers and even this motorboat. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Caille Liberty Drive Outboard Motor, circa 1915 - Detroit-based brothers A. Arthur and Adolph Callie were successful manufacturers of coin-operated machines before they formed Callie Perfection Motor Company to build marine engines. Callie offered its Liberty Drive outboard boat motors in one- and two-cylinder versions. The simple, direct-drive units performed well in shallow or weedy waters, but they were difficult to steer when operated at full power.
- circa 1915
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Caille Liberty Drive Outboard Motor, circa 1915
Detroit-based brothers A. Arthur and Adolph Callie were successful manufacturers of coin-operated machines before they formed Callie Perfection Motor Company to build marine engines. Callie offered its Liberty Drive outboard boat motors in one- and two-cylinder versions. The simple, direct-drive units performed well in shallow or weedy waters, but they were difficult to steer when operated at full power.
- Clara Ford Driving her Boat "Callie B.," June 5, 1923 - Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, <em>Callie B.</em>, on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
- June 05, 1923
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Clara Ford Driving her Boat "Callie B.," June 5, 1923
Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, Callie B., on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
- Advertising Poster, "27th Annual National Motor Boat Show," 1932 -
- 22 January 1932 - 30 January 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "27th Annual National Motor Boat Show," 1932