Day: October 28, 2018

Here are more photos from “The Henry Ford” museum in Dearborn, Michigan which I visited back on September 17.  The museum is dedicated to invention and innovation.

As you can see, there are many other makes of cars (not just Fords) in the museum.

I thought the photo on the poster shown below was interesting – 4 “Smart Cars” in a parking space taking up not much more room than a full sized Dodge Ram pickup.

Below is the motorhome used by Charles Kuralt and his CBS crew for his “On The Road” series:

Below is a model of a futuristic tractor-trailer cab.  Companies like Tesla already have similar designs in production.

 

Here are more photos from “The Henry Ford” museum in Dearborn, Michigan which I visited back on September 17.  The museum is dedicated to invention and innovation.

These were some models of prototype vehicles for the future:

This is a functional diner:

The “Speedee Service System” was a huge innovation is fast food technology:

One of President Kennedy’s limousines:

One of President Reagan’s limousines:

One of President Trump’s limousines???:

Here are more photos from “The Henry Ford” museum in Dearborn, Michigan which I visited back on September 17.  The museum is dedicated to invention and innovation.

This is the “Dymaxion House,” a round house with some clever innovations.  The concept never took hold.

I have this microwave cookbook in my cookbook library:

We had both of these, somewhat educational, toys as kids:

And of course most of us have probably seen or had Tupperware!

There was a gallery dedicated to glass, which was the last area I visited before the battery in my smartphone ran out of juice….

The photo above is looking down through the top of a glass cube which had thin, colorful panels embedded in it.  The photo below is looking at if from the side.