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September 17th 2008
Published: September 26th 2008
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As most of Tuesday (9/16) was taken up by driving to Detroit, we decided to get tickets to visit the museum for Wednesday, September 17. We were surprised, and very happy, to find that with a Verizon phone, the audio tour of the museum was free! Apparently, they have a deal set up with Verizon to allow customers to dial #THF (#843, 313-483-4098 for non-Verizon) and then enter individual item num... Read Full Entry



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Ohhhh! Girls just wanna have fu-uuun. Oh! Girls just wanna have fun.....
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This is how the 2000s are being defined. Guitar Hero, Rock Out! Cody's rocking to "Sweet Child of Mine." He didn't clap and dance like you, though, Leo (no one can do it quite like you)!
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This is a mini version of a steam powered manufacturing facility. The steam engine on the left drives the belt that powers all the individual machines.
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This is the Newcomen Engine. Type in 8# for more info.
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Newcomen info is comin'.
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Audio tour info for the Highland Park Engine-Generator.
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Highland Park Plant Engine-Generator, used at Ford's first factory to make electricity to power the plant that made Model T's, starting in 1912. Type in 9# (on the phone not keyboard) for more info.
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He had 9 of them.
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On top of the engine-generator.
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This is the Corning Ribbon Machine. It makes lightbulbs. I wonder who had the bright idea to come up with this one.
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It can produce 600 lightbulbs in 1 minute. It would take 10 hours for a glass blower to make them by hand.
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This is the Wright Brothers' first airplane. I wonder if they charged to check luggage?
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The "Nomad" House Car. It is the original RV from 1928.
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1941 Harley Davidson (the first year they were made). It cost $1,100.
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Check out all those cars.
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Those new "heelies" (roller tennis shoes) have nothing against these motorized skates from 1958.
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Ford's "999" racer set many speed records in 1902 and 1903. Ford was afraid to drive his cars, so his buddy was the original "test dummy." For more speedy info dial 14#.
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This is the front of the "999" racer.
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This is Ford's first automobile, the "quadricycle," built in 1896. More info at 15#.
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Model T deconstructed. 2# will give you more info.
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The actual bus that Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of. The museum bought it on EBAY.



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