Coffeepot Used on Henry Ford's "Vagabonds" Camping Trips, circa 1921
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Between 1916 and 1924, industrialists Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs, took several camping trips together. These self-named "Vagabonds" camped in a style appropriate to wealthy gentlemen. Numerous support staff drove and maintained the vehicles, set up camp, started fires, did the cooking, made the coffee, and took photographs.
Between 1916 and 1924, industrialists Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs, took several camping trips together. These self-named "Vagabonds" camped in a style appropriate to wealthy gentlemen. Numerous support staff drove and maintained the vehicles, set up camp, started fires, did the cooking, made the coffee, and took photographs.
Artifact
Coffeepot
Date Made
circa 1921
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.2.56.260
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry and Clara Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Color
Copper (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 9.5 in
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