Miniature Lathe, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
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Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas, including this lathe, based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In a miniature machine shop in the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas, including this lathe, based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park.
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
1939
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Made by Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute Schools, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
39.601.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 17 in
Length: 5.25 in
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