Henry Ford signed typewritten 8.5 X 8.5 letter on Ford Motor Company stationary dated Aug. 3, 1923. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863–April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist who is one of the most renowned business magnates of the 20th century. Ford began his career as an engineer but later quit his job to become an entrepreneur. His Ford Motor Company went on to become the dominant automobile manufacturer with its Model T car capturing 50% of the American market. There are many interesting details from Ford’s life. He once regained the trust of the market by building a race car and he ran for a position in the United States Senate in the 1918 elections. Henry Ford was an environmentalist. Ford became specifically interested in plastics developed from agricultural products, especially soybeans. For this purpose, he established a relationship with American agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Soybean-based plastics were used in Ford automobiles throughout the 1930s in plastic parts such as car horns, in paint, etc. On August13, 1941, Ford introduced to the public the soybean car, a prototype car built almost entirely of agricultural plastic. Made through the work of Carver, itwas30% lighter than a steel car and thus more fuel efficient. Moreover, it ran on grain alcohol (ethanol) instead of gasoline. In1942, Henry Ford patented the soybean car. This item has been professionally custom matted and framed and comes with a letter of authenticity issued by Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators along with the GFA guarantee of authenticity.

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