Office Equipment & Accessories:
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While desks and chairs define the layout of an office, accessories like pens and paperweights affect both the utility and personality of the space. The collections of The Henry Ford are particularly strong in 19th and early 20th century examples of office accessories. In addition, the museum has a collection of approximately 400 pieces of office equipment dating primarily from 1880 to 1950. These include typewriters, adding machines and calculators, postage and mailing machines, dictation equipment, and copying devices. These devices illustrate the increasing the division of labor within the office, changing gender roles and the expansion of information as a source of business decision-making and managerial control. |
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