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- Henry Ford's 1893 Gasoline "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Photographed in 1939 - Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- April 16, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's 1893 Gasoline "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Photographed in 1939
Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- J.L. Mott Iron Works Bathroom Sink, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
J.L. Mott Iron Works Bathroom Sink, circa 1875
- Sink, 1927 -
- April 21, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Sink, 1927
- Kitchen Sink, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen Sink, circa 1950
- Henry Ford's 1893 Gasoline "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Photographed in 1939 - Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- April 16, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's 1893 Gasoline "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Photographed in 1939
Henry Ford built his first experimental engine using scrap metal for parts. He tested it on the kitchen sink after supper on December 24, 1893. For ignition he ran a wire from the ceiling's light bulb. His wife Clara hand-fed gasoline to the intake valve while Henry spun the flywheel. The engine roared into action, shaking the sink.
- Sink, 1940 -
- Collections - Artifact
Sink, 1940