Casting V-8 Engines at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Foundry, 1934
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A worker in the Ford Rouge Plant foundry pours a molten metal mixture into molds to create engine blocks. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 with the successful casting of Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
A worker in the Ford Rouge Plant foundry pours a molten metal mixture into molds to create engine blocks. Once "shaken out" of their molds, castings were roughly machined before heading elsewhere for finishing and assembly. The Rouge foundry set an industry benchmark in 1932 with the successful casting of Ford's intricate, single-piece V-8 engine block.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.59575
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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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