FEB. 11 ISSUE ANSWERS: These three engines, in the above photo, were an important part of Romeo’s story. The small cylinder jug to the left tells how Henry Ford asked Lyman Holmes to cast cylinder jugs for his Model-N, S and R cars in 1907. Romeo had very skilled foundry workers on West Lafayette Street. This jug would be bolted on in conjunction with a second jug to the crank case for the car. Each jug had two cylinders, so the Model-N was a four-cylinder car. The Romeo foundry did so well that Henry Ford bought the foundry in Romeo and in 1908 cast Model-T blocks (center in photo) in our village. In fact, nowhere in the world were Model-T engines cast during 1908, 1909 and 1910. More than 20,000 came out of our 115-worker foundry. About 1910 or 1911 this work moved to the new Highland Park Plant. The aluminum block, on the right, was from the later Romeo Engine Plant that recently closed. It was a Mustang block assembled at the 32 Mile Ford plant. In addition to Romeo engines on display are the Romeo stagecoach, the thousands of carriages from Romeo’s many carriage manufacturers and trains. The Michigan Air Line Railroad arrived in 1869 followed by the Grand Trunk and Canadian National railroads. Even model trains can be viewed in the room. The Detroit Urban Railroad, or streetcars, served the Romeo citizens from 1898 to 1934. Books and photos tell their story in the room. From police motorcycles in the garage, computers to Romeo’s transportation story, this large room has gone through big changes. Richard Beringer Romeo Historical Society Archives Curator