Getting from Here to There

Explore some of our mechanized human transportation exhibits and artifacts via the following six stop video tour!

As the industrial revolution stoked the spread of urbanization, so did it prompt the demand for faster, more reliable transportation. Prior to the 19th century, ground transport was a rudimentary localized trade-- it was still the age of horses and stagecoaches. But with more roads and rails being laid down across the country, and the development of the factory system, engineers and industrialists were quick to capitalize on the opportunity to turn the trade into an industry.

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Part 1: Model Steam Engines

Part 1: Model Steam Engines: A mini tour on mechanized human transportation checks in with our collection of model steam locomotives.

Part 2: Bicycles

Part 2:Bicycles: We take a look at bicycles, their use in transportation and for sport.

Part 3: Charles Herman Metz

Part 3: Charles Herman Metz: a look at Charles Herman Metz and his extraordinary versatility as an innovator intransportation.

Part 4: The Marsh Metz Motorcycle

Part 4 The Marsh-Metz Motorcycle: zeroing in on our 1908 Marsh-Metz, an example of the first production motorcycle.

Part 5: The Orient Buckboard

Part 5: The Orient Buckboard Runabout: we take a close look at our 1907 Orient Buckboard Runabout produced by the Waltham Manufacturing Co.

Part 6: The Ford Model T

Part 6: The Ford Model T: focuses on the Ford Model T, a marvel of mass manufacturing.