Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster, "Fathom," circa 1960
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1960
Summary
This poster is part of a portfolio illustrating the history of measurement. As several of these posters make clear, early units of measurement were sometimes based upon the bodies of "average men" or royalty. Using a dynamic, simple illustration style, these posters reveal how the standardization of measurements aided the growth and refinement of industrial, precision, and scientific processes.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
2016.98.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster, "Fathom," circa 1960
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