Charcoal Briquet Production at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, Moving Hot Dried Wood to Retorts, 1935
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Ford Motor Company made charcoal from wood wastes produced by its Michigan lumber mills. Wood chips were collected, dried, and burned in retorts. These special ovens captured the combustion gases so that they could be used to generate some of the energy needed to run the plant. The resulting char was crushed, mixed with starch, and compressed into useable briquettes.
Ford Motor Company made charcoal from wood wastes produced by its Michigan lumber mills. Wood chips were collected, dried, and burned in retorts. These special ovens captured the combustion gases so that they could be used to generate some of the energy needed to run the plant. The resulting char was crushed, mixed with starch, and compressed into useable briquettes.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 April 1935
Subject Date
25 April 1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.62862
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: 9.875 in
Width: 7.938 in
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