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- Miniature Rack, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- 1939
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Miniature Rack, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- Rack -
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Rack
- Oil Rack and Bottles, 1926-1950 - Electric gas pumps gave station attendants more time to focus on customer service. Attendants would wash windows, check tire pressures, polish radiators, look for loose hoses or belts under the hood, and check and fill oil as needed. By the 1930s, many gas stations offered complete oil changes -- a welcome new revenue source during the Great Depression.
- 1926-1950
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Oil Rack and Bottles, 1926-1950
Electric gas pumps gave station attendants more time to focus on customer service. Attendants would wash windows, check tire pressures, polish radiators, look for loose hoses or belts under the hood, and check and fill oil as needed. By the 1930s, many gas stations offered complete oil changes -- a welcome new revenue source during the Great Depression.
- NESCO Automatic Electric Roaster and Stand, 1948-1950 -
- 1948-1950
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NESCO Automatic Electric Roaster and Stand, 1948-1950
- Newspaper Racks -
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Newspaper Racks
- Wood's System Dynamo and Arc Lamp Testing Department at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894 - Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the arc dynamo and lamp testing department.
- circa 1894
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Wood's System Dynamo and Arc Lamp Testing Department at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894
Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the arc dynamo and lamp testing department.
- da Vinci Surgical System Vision Imaging Cart, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000 -
- 2000
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da Vinci Surgical System Vision Imaging Cart, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000
- A. L. Hadley and James J. Wood Testing Arc Lamps and Wood's System Dynamos at the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, circa 1894 - James J. Wood, electrician and mechanical engineer of the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation (right), and Arthur L Hadley, his assistant (left), stand in the arc lamp and dynamo testing department of the company's factory. Talented inventors like Wood helped the Fort Wayne, Indiana, business compete against other electric lighting equipment manufacturers. The company would eventually become a part of General Electric.
- circa 1894
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A. L. Hadley and James J. Wood Testing Arc Lamps and Wood's System Dynamos at the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, circa 1894
James J. Wood, electrician and mechanical engineer of the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation (right), and Arthur L Hadley, his assistant (left), stand in the arc lamp and dynamo testing department of the company's factory. Talented inventors like Wood helped the Fort Wayne, Indiana, business compete against other electric lighting equipment manufacturers. The company would eventually become a part of General Electric.
- Arc Lamp Testing Rack at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894 - Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows factory racks filled with arc lamps ready for testing.
- circa 1894
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Arc Lamp Testing Rack at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894
Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows factory racks filled with arc lamps ready for testing.
- Wood's System Dynamo and Arc Lamp Testing Department at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894 - Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows factory racks filled with arc lamps ready for testing.
- circa 1894
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Wood's System Dynamo and Arc Lamp Testing Department at the Fort Wayne Electrical Corporation, circa 1894
Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows factory racks filled with arc lamps ready for testing.