Dearborn in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Armington & Sims Machine Shop

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 13, 2014

1. Armington & Sims Machine Shop Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In machine shops, workers use machines to shape metal parts with great precision. The parts are then used in other machines.

Workers carefully and skillfully ran machines like those inside this machine shop.
Many of the country’s engineers of the later 1800s and early 1900s got their start in machine shops like this one. They often began as helpers and gradually worked their way up to become skilled machinists.
Built in 1929 in Greenfield Village. Named after Armington & Sims, a maker of steam engines in Providence, Rhode Island.

Erected by The Henry Ford.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 42° 18.336′ N, 83° 13.764′ W. Marker is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County. Marker is on State Street near Bagley Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dearborn MI 48124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hanks Silk Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright Cycle Shop (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Millpond (about 400 feet away); Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop (about 400 feet away); Smith Creek Depot (about 600 feet away); Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Office and Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Carver Lab (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dearborn.

More about this marker. This marker and the building it identifies are found in Greenfield Village, a outdoor historical museum/park, located at 20900 Oakwood Boulevard in Dearborn, Michigan. The road names use on this page are those found inside Greenfield Village and are for pedestrians use only (except for the occasional Model T running around).

Also see . . . Armington & Sims Machine Shop & Foundry. Greenfield Village Memories archive entry:
In steam-powered shops like this one, machinists created and repaired the enormous variety of metal parts that went into the machines of the new industrial nation. Job shops and foundries produced Armington & Sims Machine Shop and utilized the machinery that helped turn America into an industrial nation (Submitted on November 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 13, 2014

2. Armington & Sims Machine Shop Marker

Armington & Sims Machine Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 13, 2014

3. Armington & Sims Machine Shop

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 13, 2014

4. Armington & Sims Machine Shop Marker

Hands-on experience at the turret lathe.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.