Stover Windmill, circa 1883
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This windmill is similar to one purchased by William Ford, Henry Ford's father, and used on his Dearborn, Michigan, farm. Farmers throughout the United States in the late 1800s could purchase American prairie-style windmills like this one from scores of manufacturers. These labor-saving devices provided power for farm machinery and pumped well water used by the farmer's family and livestock.
This windmill is similar to one purchased by William Ford, Henry Ford's father, and used on his Dearborn, Michigan, farm. Farmers throughout the United States in the late 1800s could purchase American prairie-style windmills like this one from scores of manufacturers. These labor-saving devices provided power for farm machinery and pumped well water used by the farmer's family and livestock.
Artifact
Windmill
Date Made
circa 1883
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Freeport
United States, Illinois, Lanark
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Creator Notes
Patented design by Emanuel Stover of Lanark, Illinois and Daniel C. Stover of Freeport, Illinois. Manufactured for Donathen & Calkins of Kansas City, Missouri
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Ford Home
Object ID
93.197.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 ft
Inscriptions
STOVER / DONATHEN & CALKINS, KANSAS CITY, MO / DEC. 3, 1872 / OCT.27,1874 / JULY 6,1875 / JULY 24, 1877
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