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- "Kohler Plumbing Fixtures of First Quality," Kohler of Kohler, 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
"Kohler Plumbing Fixtures of First Quality," Kohler of Kohler, 1950
- "Kohler Colors for Your Bathrooms, Washroom, Kitchen," 1958 -
- April 01, 1958
- Collections - Artifact
"Kohler Colors for Your Bathrooms, Washroom, Kitchen," 1958
- Bathroom Sink Faucet, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Bathroom Sink Faucet, circa 1950
- Toilet Used in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama -
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Toilet Used in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama
- Bathroom Sink Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Collections - Artifact
Bathroom Sink Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Kitchen Sink, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen Sink, circa 1950
- "Blue" Riding Mower, 1956-1958 - Norman Swanson built this prototype riding mower after conversations with his neighbor, Russ Carlson, and Cliff Pennington. Pennington manufactured mowers for Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Sears was looking for new design ideas. This demonstration prototype convinced Sears executives to sell mowers with a deflector mounted above the blade to pulverize grass clippings -- a feature patented by Swanson in 1957.
- 1956-1958
- Collections - Artifact
"Blue" Riding Mower, 1956-1958
Norman Swanson built this prototype riding mower after conversations with his neighbor, Russ Carlson, and Cliff Pennington. Pennington manufactured mowers for Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Sears was looking for new design ideas. This demonstration prototype convinced Sears executives to sell mowers with a deflector mounted above the blade to pulverize grass clippings -- a feature patented by Swanson in 1957.
- "Kohler of Kohler Plumbing Fixture Colors" -
- Collections - Artifact
"Kohler of Kohler Plumbing Fixture Colors"
- "Kohler Lavatory Cabinets," 1952 -
- September 01, 1952
- Collections - Artifact
"Kohler Lavatory Cabinets," 1952