Edward G. Budd
Machinist Tools, 1927
Silver print
8 x 9 1/2 inches
With photographer's embossed credit stamp recto.
With photographer's embossed credit stamp recto.
In 1915, the Budd Company (then called Edwin G. Budd Manufacturing Company) was the first to develop all-steel automobile bodies. By 1928 they had over 10,000 employees manning 600 presses....
In 1915, the Budd Company (then called Edwin G. Budd Manufacturing Company) was the first to develop all-steel automobile bodies. By 1928 they had over 10,000 employees manning 600 presses. This photograph, from a large collection created in-house to document the plant's operations, shows two pieces of heavy equipment staged like a pair of Modernist sculptures.