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- 1788 Watt Rotative Steam Engine Being Installed inside Henry Ford Museum, April 1932 -

- April 15, 1932
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1788 Watt Rotative Steam Engine Being Installed inside Henry Ford Museum, April 1932
- Gas-Steam Engine Used at the Ford Highland Park Plant, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1953 -

- circa 1953
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Gas-Steam Engine Used at the Ford Highland Park Plant, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1953
- Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932 - These molded sand shapes -- called cores -- were essential to casting the cylinder blocks for Ford V-8 engines. Automobile engines are mostly hollow inside. The cores were necessary to create voids in the final casting for the crank, pistons, valve gear, cooling water, and lubricating oil.

- September 09, 1932
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Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932
These molded sand shapes -- called cores -- were essential to casting the cylinder blocks for Ford V-8 engines. Automobile engines are mostly hollow inside. The cores were necessary to create voids in the final casting for the crank, pistons, valve gear, cooling water, and lubricating oil.
- Model of a Compound Vertical Engine -

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Model of a Compound Vertical Engine
- Steam Engine and Boiler, Used by Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, 1855-1872 -

- 1855-1872
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Steam Engine and Boiler, Used by Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, 1855-1872
- Operating Instructions for the McCoy "Red Head 60" Racing Engine, 1956-1966 - Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. The McCoy "60" racing engine produced 1.32 horsepower. The "60" referred to its displacement of .6072 cubic inches. The engine used a glow plug for ignition.

- 1956-1966
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Operating Instructions for the McCoy "Red Head 60" Racing Engine, 1956-1966
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. The McCoy "60" racing engine produced 1.32 horsepower. The "60" referred to its displacement of .6072 cubic inches. The engine used a glow plug for ignition.
- Broadside Advertising James Brooks & Co., Iron Founders, near Philadelphia, circa 1855 - This circa 1855 broadside advertised James Brooks & Co., located in the Frankford area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Brooks & Co. was in the business of manufacturing stationary steam engines, as well as locomotives and boilers. The broadside includes a pictorial rendering of the factory along the river.

- circa 1855
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Broadside Advertising James Brooks & Co., Iron Founders, near Philadelphia, circa 1855
This circa 1855 broadside advertised James Brooks & Co., located in the Frankford area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Brooks & Co. was in the business of manufacturing stationary steam engines, as well as locomotives and boilers. The broadside includes a pictorial rendering of the factory along the river.
- Model of an Engine -

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Model of an Engine
- "Ford Times," July 1952 - <em>Ford Times</em> magazine was a key element of Ford Motor Company's public relations efforts for much of the 20th century. Issues covered a wide range of topics, including automobiles but also recreation, food, history, nature, and culture. Between 1948 and 1982, Cincinnati artist Charley Harper contributed cover and article illustrations to more than 160 issues. This issue features one of Harper's thirty-six <em> Ford Times</em> covers.

- July 01, 1952
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"Ford Times," July 1952
Ford Times magazine was a key element of Ford Motor Company's public relations efforts for much of the 20th century. Issues covered a wide range of topics, including automobiles but also recreation, food, history, nature, and culture. Between 1948 and 1982, Cincinnati artist Charley Harper contributed cover and article illustrations to more than 160 issues. This issue features one of Harper's thirty-six Ford Times covers.
- Spherical Steam Engine, circa 1908 -

- circa 1908
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Spherical Steam Engine, circa 1908