Ford Industrial Arts Awards
 

Looks like it was Ford's version of GM Craftsman's Guild contests for young automobile


designers.


Picture of article is too blurry to read.


First time I have ever heard of it.


Do own a couple Craftsman's Guild yearly contest books though.


Did anybody enter it or know of it?

Re: Ford Industrial Arts Awards
 

Here is some info on it.


Looks like it was pretty big.


Strange not to see hardly a thing about it.Guess because it ended in '62


before stuff could be put on the net.


'HISTORICAL NOTEThe Industrial Arts Awards was begun in 1946 under the sponsorship of Scholastic Magazine. As the popularity of the contest grew, it became too large for the publishers of Scholastic Magazine to continue sponsoring. Rather than discontinuing the event, they went in search of a new sponsor. In 1949, the Ford Motor Company took over sponsorship for the program.The contest was originally nationwide, although Mexico would later be included. Students would submit industrial-themed projects in one of several categories (wood, metal, drawing, printing, model making, plastics, machine shop and radio-electronics). Students in grades 7 through 12 entered the contest as well as students in vocational, trade, industrial and technical schools. Eventually, the event grew so large that a number of local events related to it emerged. Information on the contest was supplied to teachers and students primarily through ShopCraft (a special publication by Scholastic Magazine). The contest was brought into existence primarily to encourage future industrialists by providing students with an appreciation of and skill in the industrial arts. One of the reasons which Scholastic Magazine cited in offering sponsorship to the Ford Motor Company in particular was the company's (and founder Henry Ford's) interest in encouraging such skills in young people.

Re: Ford Industrial Arts Awards
 

Now days the industrialists sometimes offer scholarships but the cash prize system offered more flexibility. Back then, 50K would get a person a pretty good education or a good start in a business.

Re: Ford Industrial Arts Awards
 

Thank you rotorwrench


Took me awhile to get back to you here.


Was waiting until we got the Ford IAA lapel pin out of the way.


Well.We got one finally!


Here is a pic of it.Bronze ones were probably second or third prize.


This is not pic of ours.Ours is in very clean condition.



Saw some silver ones.That is about all the traces of the Ford Industrial Arts



Awards I could find.


Except mentions of them in those Young Men Hobbies magazines.


That magazine was called Airtrails and then they dropped the Airtrails from it.


Magazines do have articles pretty frequently about the awards.


Will pick up an issue or two.