Office of the Treasurer (Ford Motor Company) records subgroup, 1903-1919 (bulk 1909-1919)

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Office of the Treasurer (Ford Motor Company) records subgroup, 1903-1919 (bulk 1909-1919)

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The Office of the Treasurer (Ford Motor Company) records subgroup is comprised of two series. The Checkbooks series, 1903 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 120, is comprised of the first two Ford Motor Company checkbooks. The American Appraisal Company records series, 1909 and 1919 (9.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 73, Acc. 146, includes appraisal documentation for two Ford Motor Company plants: the John R. Keim plant in Buffalo, New York, 1909 and the Highland Park Plant in Highland Park, Michigan, 1919. The appraisals are complete and detailed valuations of the physical assets of each of the plants. The Highland Park appraisals are broken down by class such as plant structure, office, vehicles, auxiliary machinery, etc. Many items with values less than $1.00 are included. Valuations of buildings in relation to normal costs and estimated value of equipment after depreciation is given. For the Highland Park appraisal there is considerable detail in the assumptions taken in determining the value of various assets. Included among the sixty bound volumes are the following titles: "Appraisal of Highland Park Plant of the Ford Motor Company" (29 volumes), "Appraisal of Detailed Machinery Depreciations of Highland Park Plant" (6 volumes), "Supplementary Report of Machine Motors of the Ford Motor Company" (12 volumes), "Appraisal Summaries of Carburetor Department of the Ford Motor Company" (3 volumes), "Departmental Appraisal Summaries of Highland Park Plant of the Ford Motor Company" (4 volumes), "Appraisal Summaries of Trade School of the Ford Motor Company" (1 volume), and "Appraisal Inventory of Trade School of the Ford Motor Company" (1 volume).

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