Miniature Lathe, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939

Summary

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

Edison Institute Schools 

Ford Motor Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Creator Notes

Made by Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute Schools, Dearborn, Michigan.

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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