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- Henry Ford Visiting United Steel Company Plant, Canton, Ohio, July 1906 - Henry Ford (third from right) and his consultant metallurgist J. Kent Smith (third from left) pose with a group at United Steel Company's plant in 1906. Ford contracted the company to produce vanadium steel -- an alloy both lighter and stronger than standard carbon steel. Ford used vanadium steel in his Model K, N, and T automobiles.
- July 01, 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Visiting United Steel Company Plant, Canton, Ohio, July 1906
Henry Ford (third from right) and his consultant metallurgist J. Kent Smith (third from left) pose with a group at United Steel Company's plant in 1906. Ford contracted the company to produce vanadium steel -- an alloy both lighter and stronger than standard carbon steel. Ford used vanadium steel in his Model K, N, and T automobiles.