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- "King of the Road" No. 784 Headlamp, 1902-1914 - Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
- 1902-1914
- Collections - Artifact
"King of the Road" No. 784 Headlamp, 1902-1914
Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
- Erie Canal Completion Medal, 1826 - The Erie Canal crossed the state of New York, opening a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. This medal commemorated the canal's completion in 1825.
- 1826
- Collections - Artifact
Erie Canal Completion Medal, 1826
The Erie Canal crossed the state of New York, opening a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. This medal commemorated the canal's completion in 1825.
- Sun Dial, 1920-1925 -
- 1920-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Sun Dial, 1920-1925
- Copper Engraving, "Carriages of the Grand Junction Railway," circa 1836 -
- circa 1836
- Collections - Artifact
Copper Engraving, "Carriages of the Grand Junction Railway," circa 1836
- Motorcycle Helmet, circa 1968 - Amateur racers Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, competed with their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. The bike, named "Revolution," was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. Egen and Snyder wore this BSA motorcycle helmet when racing.
- circa 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Motorcycle Helmet, circa 1968
Amateur racers Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, competed with their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. The bike, named "Revolution," was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. Egen and Snyder wore this BSA motorcycle helmet when racing.
- Epergne, 1807-1808 - Epergnes were used as centerpieces on formal dining room tables. During a meal they could hold sweetmeats or fruit. At other times the epergne may be festooned with flowers as a decorative piece. This object descended through the Wichicote family of Britain, whose motto, "Juste et Droite" meaning just and correct, is engraved on the base.
- 1807-1808
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Epergne, 1807-1808
Epergnes were used as centerpieces on formal dining room tables. During a meal they could hold sweetmeats or fruit. At other times the epergne may be festooned with flowers as a decorative piece. This object descended through the Wichicote family of Britain, whose motto, "Juste et Droite" meaning just and correct, is engraved on the base.
- Chest of Drawers, 1795-1810 -
- 1785-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Chest of Drawers, 1795-1810
- Watt Canal Pumping Engine, 1796 - Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- 1796
- Collections - Artifact
Watt Canal Pumping Engine, 1796
Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- Tranter Revolver, 1860-1861 - The English-made Tranter revolver -- a reliable, functional design -- was a popular weapon in the South. The firm that imported this one, Hyde and Goodrich of New Orleans, began importing war supplies even before armed conflict between North and South seemed a certainty. Other Southern firms also imported Tranter revolvers to a limited degree throughout the Civil War.
- 1860-1861
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Tranter Revolver, 1860-1861
The English-made Tranter revolver -- a reliable, functional design -- was a popular weapon in the South. The firm that imported this one, Hyde and Goodrich of New Orleans, began importing war supplies even before armed conflict between North and South seemed a certainty. Other Southern firms also imported Tranter revolvers to a limited degree throughout the Civil War.