[forwards4all] Henry Ford (1863-1947)

 

 

 

 

You could have any color you wanted, as long as it was black. One hundred years ago this month, Henry Ford (1863-1947) started The Ford Motor Co.  A machinist by age 16, Ford became interested In automobiles as soon as they came on the scene, building his First in 1896.  No genius inventor, Ford nevertheless helped Transform America as few other businessmen have. The Model T, a Ford classic, appeared in 1908, and from 1914 to '25 came in black only.  By 1927, the model's final Year, Ford had sold more than 15 million. Ford's manufacturing innovation, the assembly line, was Introduced in 1913.  Conveyor belts brought parts to Workers, each of whom performed a particular task instead Of building a complete car.  Production costs fell, and The price of a Model T, originally $825.00 was just $290.00 by 1925, putting a car within reach of the average family.   The next year, Ford raised the minimum daily wage to $5.00, More than twice what most workers earned.  He also cut the Workday from 9 hours to 8.   Model-T Delivery Truck

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