Henry’s Attic: Some Fascinating Gifts to Henry Ford and His Museum

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HENDRY'SATTIC This page intentionally left blank HENRY's ATTIC Some Fascinatineg Gifts to Henry Ford and His Museum By FORD R. BRYAN edited by Sarah Evans Wayne State University Detroit Published 2006 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan 48201. © Wayne State University Press. Originally published 1995 by Ford Books. © 1995 by Ford R Bryan. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced wthout formal permission. Manufactured in the United States of America. 10 09 7 6 5 4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bryan, Ford R. (Ford Richardson) Henry's attic : some fascinating gifts to Henry Ford and his museum / by Ford R.Bryan ; edited by Sarah Evans. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8143-2642-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. 2. Ford, Henry, 1863-1947—Museums—Michigan—Dearborn. 3. Technology— United States—History. 4. Americana—Private collections— Michigan—Dearborn. 5. Inventions—Private collections— Michigan—Dearborn. I. Evans, Sarah. II.Title. T180.D4H463 2006 607'.3477433-dc22 2006001978 Book design by Mary Primeau Cover photos courtesy of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village and Ford R Bryan This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Charles W. Richardson, who did his best to teach American history to Henry Ford at age fifteen in the sixth grade at the Scotch Settlement School during the school year 1878-1879. This page intentionally left blank ...