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- Miniature Kiln, 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
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Kiln, 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.
- Model of Herman Miller Specification Planning Environmental Control (SPEC) Project, circa 1966 -
- circa 1966
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Herman Miller Specification Planning Environmental Control (SPEC) Project, circa 1966
- Silo and Silo Staging Device Model, circa 1950 - In 1909, Hiram Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, developed a technique of building silos like a barrel, with cement staves and hoops of steel cables. The Smith Silo Company endured until 1980 and was one of the largest concrete-silo manufacturers in the Midwest. Salespersons used models like this to show the construction of the innovative Smith Silos to buyers.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Silo and Silo Staging Device Model, circa 1950
In 1909, Hiram Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, developed a technique of building silos like a barrel, with cement staves and hoops of steel cables. The Smith Silo Company endured until 1980 and was one of the largest concrete-silo manufacturers in the Midwest. Salespersons used models like this to show the construction of the innovative Smith Silos to buyers.
- Miniature Generator, 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 a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Generator, 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 a miniature machine shop 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 Vertical Press, 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 a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Vertical Press, 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 a miniature machine shop 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 Drill Press, 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 a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Drill Press, 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 a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
- Model of an American Marine Beam Engine, 1887 -
- 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Model of an American Marine Beam Engine, 1887
- Brown Steam Engine Model, 1865-1875 -
- 1865-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Brown Steam Engine Model, 1865-1875
- Model of Mowing Machine, circa 1867, Used in Patent Infringement Case -
- circa 1867
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Mowing Machine, circa 1867, Used in Patent Infringement Case
- Model Demonstrating Excelan Ethernet Connections, 1982-1989 -
- 1982-1989
- Collections - Artifact
Model Demonstrating Excelan Ethernet Connections, 1982-1989