Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020
THF185934 / Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020
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Artifact Overview
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Prototype (Object genre)
Date Made
2020
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.125.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Plastic
Technique
3-D printing
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in
Width: 4.75 in
Length: 0.5 in
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