Firestone Pump House
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This is a replica of the Firestone's pump house in Ohio. This small structure sheltered the hand pump mechanism and provided cool water to help preserve perishable food items, such as butter.
This is a replica of the Firestone's pump house in Ohio. This small structure sheltered the hand pump mechanism and provided cool water to help preserve perishable food items, such as butter.
Artifact
Pumping station
Date Made
1985
Subject Date
1880-1889
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built in Greenfield Village in 1985 as a reproduction of a 1880s pump house.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Working Farms District
Object ID
85.129.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
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