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- 1955 Ford T-800 "Big Job" Dump Truck -
- November 09, 1954
- Collections - Artifact
1955 Ford T-800 "Big Job" Dump Truck
- Transformers Toy, Mixmaster, 1985-1986 - Some toys are "More than meets the eye." Transformers can change from vehicles into robots -- either good Autobots or evil Decepticons -- and back again. Released by Hasbro, Inc. in 1984, these successfully marketed action figures quickly transformed into an entertainment franchise with comic books, television shows, video games and several feature-length Hollywood movies.
- 1985-1986
- Collections - Artifact
Transformers Toy, Mixmaster, 1985-1986
Some toys are "More than meets the eye." Transformers can change from vehicles into robots -- either good Autobots or evil Decepticons -- and back again. Released by Hasbro, Inc. in 1984, these successfully marketed action figures quickly transformed into an entertainment franchise with comic books, television shows, video games and several feature-length Hollywood movies.
- Drawing, "Door Panel - Inside," Ford Model T Truck, 1924 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing, "Door Panel - Inside," Ford Model T Truck, 1924
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Loading Boxes of Westinghouse Mazda Lamps onto a Ford Truck, 1925 -
- December 01, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Loading Boxes of Westinghouse Mazda Lamps onto a Ford Truck, 1925
- Ford V-8 Stake Truck and Pickup Truck Used by Axtell Co., Fort Worth, Texas, June 1936 -
- June 29, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford V-8 Stake Truck and Pickup Truck Used by Axtell Co., Fort Worth, Texas, June 1936
- 1937 Ford V-8 Sedan Delivery Truck for Vernor's Ginger Ale, November 30, 1936 - Vernor's Ginger Ale, one of the oldest surviving soft drinks in the United States, was created in Detroit. By the mid-1910s, innovations in bottling technology and the increasing affordability of the automobile allowed the company to begin delivery of the beverage. Vernor's Ginger Ale's first delivery fleet, purchased in 1916, included eight Ford Model T trucks. The company continued to use Ford vehicles for many years.
- November 30, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
1937 Ford V-8 Sedan Delivery Truck for Vernor's Ginger Ale, November 30, 1936
Vernor's Ginger Ale, one of the oldest surviving soft drinks in the United States, was created in Detroit. By the mid-1910s, innovations in bottling technology and the increasing affordability of the automobile allowed the company to begin delivery of the beverage. Vernor's Ginger Ale's first delivery fleet, purchased in 1916, included eight Ford Model T trucks. The company continued to use Ford vehicles for many years.
- 1937 Ford V-8 Sedan Delivery Truck for Vernor's Ginger Ale, November 30, 1936 - Vernor's Ginger Ale, one of the oldest surviving soft drinks in the United States, was created in Detroit. By the mid-1910s, innovations in bottling technology and the increasing affordability of the automobile allowed the company to begin delivery of the beverage. Vernor's Ginger Ale's first delivery fleet, purchased in 1916, included eight Ford Model T trucks. The company continued to use Ford vehicles for many years.
- November 30, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
1937 Ford V-8 Sedan Delivery Truck for Vernor's Ginger Ale, November 30, 1936
Vernor's Ginger Ale, one of the oldest surviving soft drinks in the United States, was created in Detroit. By the mid-1910s, innovations in bottling technology and the increasing affordability of the automobile allowed the company to begin delivery of the beverage. Vernor's Ginger Ale's first delivery fleet, purchased in 1916, included eight Ford Model T trucks. The company continued to use Ford vehicles for many years.
- Ford Ice Cream Vendor Trucks, 1925 - Harry Burt, the owner of a candy and ice cream store in Youngstown, Ohio, perfected his chocolate-coated ice cream bar on a stick in 1920. He then hired a crew of salesmen to sell these bars in specially outfitted trucks. In this 1925 photograph, motorized vehicles are lined up ready to sell Harry Burt's Good Humor Ice Cream Suckers.
- March 20, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Ice Cream Vendor Trucks, 1925
Harry Burt, the owner of a candy and ice cream store in Youngstown, Ohio, perfected his chocolate-coated ice cream bar on a stick in 1920. He then hired a crew of salesmen to sell these bars in specially outfitted trucks. In this 1925 photograph, motorized vehicles are lined up ready to sell Harry Burt's Good Humor Ice Cream Suckers.
- Toy Hook and Ladder Truck, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Hook and Ladder Truck, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946
- Advertising Poster, "70 Years of Ford Pickups," 1917-1987 - Ford Motor Company celebrated its 70th year in the pickup truck business in 1987. The original Ford Model TT truck of 1917 essentially was a Model T automobile with a heftier chassis and drivetrain. Over time, Ford pickups developed into a distinct product line. The introduction of the F-series trucks for 1948 was a significant milestone in this evolution.
- 1917-1987
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "70 Years of Ford Pickups," 1917-1987
Ford Motor Company celebrated its 70th year in the pickup truck business in 1987. The original Ford Model TT truck of 1917 essentially was a Model T automobile with a heftier chassis and drivetrain. Over time, Ford pickups developed into a distinct product line. The introduction of the F-series trucks for 1948 was a significant milestone in this evolution.