Mass production

When and where was Henry Ford’s first production line?

first assembly line 1st Dec, 1913 in Highland Park Factory, Michigan 

Ford began 1903

By 1924 what % of the motor industry did Ford control?

50% of motor vehicle industry 1924

By 1920, how many cars did Ford produce a year?

1,250,000 cars a year/ 1 every 60 secs

When and why did Ford shut his factories for 6 monthes?

1927 to move from the  Model T to the new Model A automobile

How much did a Ford car cost in 1909?

Cost $950 in 1909

How much did it cost in 1925?

dropping to $290 in 1925

How many cars did Ford ship in 1916?

Shipped 585,000 cars in 1916

BY 1915, how many 24 branch assembly plants were open?

24

How much did that allow a wage rise for?

$5 per eight-hour workday

What was the norm wages for the time?

norm for that time was about $2.25 for a 9-hour workday

How many cars were produced in 1920?

8 mil cars

How many cars by 1929?

26 mil cars

When was Charlie Chaplain’s ‘Modern Times’?

1936

Who else starred in ‘Modern Times'?

starred Paulette Goddard 

When was Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropalis’?

1927

In 1916 how many severed fingers did the Ford Highland Plant record?

200 severed fingers and 75,000 cuts, burns and puncture wounds

What did one letter to Ford claim?

“That chain system you have is a slave driver”