Dismantling the Newcomen Steam Engine "Fairbottom Bobs" Photograph Album, 1929-1930
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Henry Ford acquired the oldest known surviving steam engine in 1929. The engine, known locally as Fairbottom Bobs, lay in ruin near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Ford charged Herbert Morton to dismantle, crate, and transport what remained of the original engine to Dearborn, Michigan. This album chronicles Morton's experience, which included an archeological dig, building a bridge, and laying a short railroad.
Henry Ford acquired the oldest known surviving steam engine in 1929. The engine, known locally as Fairbottom Bobs, lay in ruin near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Ford charged Herbert Morton to dismantle, crate, and transport what remained of the original engine to Dearborn, Michigan. This album chronicles Morton's experience, which included an archeological dig, building a bridge, and laying a short railroad.
Artifact
Photograph album
Date Made
1929-1930
Subject Date
1929-1930
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
29.3174.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 1.5 in
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