Lord Mountbatten Visiting Greenfield Village, April 8, 1972
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Henry Ford, a watch enthusiast, purchased Sir John Bennett's clock, watch and jewelry store in 1928. The building stood five stories in London, England, but was reassembled into a two-story structure to better fit the scale of Ford's Greenfield Village. In 1972, Lord Mountbatten toured the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. One stop included the transplanted and modified London building.
Henry Ford, a watch enthusiast, purchased Sir John Bennett's clock, watch and jewelry store in 1928. The building stood five stories in London, England, but was reassembled into a two-story structure to better fit the scale of Ford's Greenfield Village. In 1972, Lord Mountbatten toured the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. One stop included the transplanted and modified London building.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 April 1972
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.61781.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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