"Now That Man Has Wings," circa 1928

Summary

In the early 1920s, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford both took a growing interest in aviation. Ford Motor Company purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1924, and Ford's Stout Division built 199 Ford Tri-Motor metal airplanes from 1926 to 1933. This booklet, published about 1928, describes the various aviation activities at Ford Motor Company at that time.

In the early 1920s, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford both took a growing interest in aviation. Ford Motor Company purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1924, and Ford's Stout Division built 199 Ford Tri-Motor metal airplanes from 1926 to 1933. This booklet, published about 1928, describes the various aviation activities at Ford Motor Company at that time.

Artifact

Publication (Document)

Date Made

circa 1928

Subject Date

circa 1928

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.1.42.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 8.875 in

Width: 11.375 in

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