Harvesting Knife Used during Ford Motor Company's Brazilian Rubber Plantations Venture, 1928-1945
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From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations on Brazil's Tapajos River. Rubber was an important component in Ford's automobiles, and he wanted a source that he controlled. W.L. Reeves Blakely, one of Ford's agents, selected the site for the Fordlandia plantation and used this harvesting knife during his explorations.
From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations on Brazil's Tapajos River. Rubber was an important component in Ford's automobiles, and he wanted a source that he controlled. W.L. Reeves Blakely, one of Ford's agents, selected the site for the Fordlandia plantation and used this harvesting knife during his explorations.
Artifact
Harvesting knife
Date Made
1928-1945
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.534.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Width: 1.75 in
Length: 8
Inscriptions
engraved, blade: HAPM
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