He is best known for his work as an industrial designer during the 1930's and 40's. Henry Dreyfuss worked for the New York Central Railroad to design the J3A locomotives that hauled the Twentieth Century Limited. The streamlined locomotives featured prominently on NYC advertising.
Back in 2007 I began building my original Dreyfuss Hudson in 6-wide, but I was never fully satisfied with it. The New York Central J3A "Hudson" class 4-6-4 steam locomotive #5447 with Henry Dreyfuss streamlining.
This locomotive is over 9 years in the making.
Henry Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New york march 2nd 1904. All of the stainless steel, polished aluminum and gray steel streamlining was removed from the engines in 1945.
The streamlining was later replaced to match the last ten J-3a locomotives that had been built with streamlining designed by Henry Dreyfuss.
Henry Dreyfuss redesigned the 20th Century Limited in 1948, and the engines were scrapped by the mid-Fifties.
New York Central 4-6-2 #4915, one of two Pacific's streamlined in this fashion by Henry Dreyfuss for the "Mercury," is seen here at Toledo, Ohio on August 9, 1936.
Engines that we never saw under there Streamlining - Duration: 1:38. 2:23. Then in 1938, Henry Dreyfuss designed the “Art Deco streamlining” which was applied to the last ten of these J-3a locomotives.
Two more J-3a locomotives had streamlining fitted in 1941 for Empire State Express service.
Yes, among its contemporaries are true masterpieces like the Milwaukee Hiawatha Atlantics and Baltics or the PRR K4 and S1, but the NYCS J-3a streamlined by Henry Dreyfuss is The Masterpiece. Henry Dreyfuss & John Deere.
... From 1937 to 1953 Dreyfuss worked to create a trusted brand in John Deere, ranging from streamlining and restyling tractors to designing rakes and engines, company stationery, and of course, the famous leaping deer trademark.
The original 50 x J3a class Super Hudson’s were built for “New York Central System” railroad by “American Locomotive Works”. The New York Central Mercury locomotive, designed by Henry Dreyfuss, is tested by...HD Stock Footage - … He famously measured averages of human factors in design - Made the vacuum cleaner, comfort phone, and alarm clock - A generation younger than Loewy and Geddes.
These, however, were after-the-fact imitations of the Union Pacific Railroad’s truly innovative M10000 City of Salina (1934) and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad’s Zephyr (1934). Then in 1938, Henry Dreyfuss designed the “Art Deco streamlining” which was applied to the last ten of these J-3a locomotives. Streamlining 1930's - Duration: 2:23. James Ball 5,850 views.
S 1 Duplex 1,049 views. Unfortunately, Dreyfuss Hudsons exist only in photography and in art today. No other can be called a synonym of streamlining. Streamlining became a widespread design practice for aircraft, railroad locomotives, and ships.
Henry Dreyfuss [Streamling] Has a human centered approach for design and he pays attention to the practicality of use. Running 925 miles between New York and Chicago in sixteen hours, at an average speed of 59.9 mph, these magnificent locos developed 20% more HP at 65mph than the previous J-1s model.
I didn't think I fully did the handsome, iconic Twentieth Century Limited Henrey Dreyfuss streamlining, and I knew it had to be …
The interior was the work of Henry Dreyfuss, an industrial design who applied his self-described "cleanlining" approach to transform the cars into elegant works of art.