Henry Ford Examining a Watch at Magill Jewelry Store (now Cohen Millinery), Greenfield Village, circa 1945
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Pocket watches were the first mechanical devices to catch Henry Ford's fancy. As a boy, he enjoyed disassembling and repairing watches for friends and acquaintances. The interest stayed with Ford throughout his life. This photo captured him looking at a watch in Magill Jewelry Store (now Cohen Millinery) in Greenfield Village around 1945.
Pocket watches were the first mechanical devices to catch Henry Ford's fancy. As a boy, he enjoyed disassembling and repairing watches for friends and acquaintances. The interest stayed with Ford throughout his life. This photo captured him looking at a watch in Magill Jewelry Store (now Cohen Millinery) in Greenfield Village around 1945.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1945
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.131081.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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