Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine No. 345, Used by Henry Ford
Artifact
Steam engine (Engine)
Date Made
circa 1881
Summary
Portable steam engines like this powered grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. Horses pulled them from farm to farm. In 1882, 19-year-old Henry Ford was able to make this engine run well when an older man could not; his first accomplishment in the adult world. Thirty years later Ford tracked down the engine, bought it, and returned it to operating condition.
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Redford
United States, Pennsylvania, Edinboro
Object ID
13.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine No. 345, Used by Henry Ford
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