Machine Shop at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1913
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The Highland Park Ford Plant, designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn, was the second production facility for the Model T. This photograph shows Highland Park's machine shop filled with specialized machine tools. Among the milling machines shown here are "hobbers," which cut teeth in metal to make gears.
The Highland Park Ford Plant, designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn, was the second production facility for the Model T. This photograph shows Highland Park's machine shop filled with specialized machine tools. Among the milling machines shown here are "hobbers," which cut teeth in metal to make gears.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1913
Subject Date
circa 1913
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.03749
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.5 in
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