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Henry
FORD
(b.
30 July 1863
,
Springwells Township, Michigan, USA
d.
7 April 1947
,
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
)
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Henry FORD was born 30 July 1863 in Springwells Township, Michigan, USA. Henry FORD was the child of ? and ?
Henry FORD died 7 April 1947 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.
Occupation: American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production
son of William Ford (1826–1905) and Mary Ford (née Litogot; 1839–1876)
m. Clara Jane Bryant (m. 1888)
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1863 Birth
30 July 1863
Springwells Township, Michigan, USA- 1896 - June 4 – The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels".
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Henry Ford unveils the 'Quadricycle,' the first automobile he ever designed or drove.
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June 4, 1896 - 1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan
June 16, 1903 - 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
FORD FACTORY CLEVERNESS
The Ford Motor Company from now until July will manufacture in quantities only the four-cylinder Rumble Seat Runabout, Model 'S,' and the six-cylinder Runabout Model K. By cutting down the variety of models their factory can put its best energy toward bringing out the Model 'T' Touring Car and Taxicab on schedule time. The Model 'T' four-cylinder Touring Car will be ready for delivery in July, and the Brooklyn...Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
June 7, 1908 - 1913 - December 1 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)
'...Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes...
Ford had been trying to increase his factories’ productivity for years. The workers who built his Model N cars (the Model T’s predecessor) arranged the parts in a row on the floor, put the under-construction auto on skids and...Read MORE...
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Ford Motor Plant - Shipping 1000 Cars a Day
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1947 Death
7 April 1947
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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1863 Birth 30 July 1863
Springwells Township, Michigan, USA
1896 - June 4 – The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels".
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Henry Ford unveils the 'Quadricycle,' the first automobile he ever designed or drove.
www.history.com
June 4, 1896
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Henry Ford unveils the 'Quadricycle,' the first automobile he ever designed or drove.
www.history.com
June 4, 1896
1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan
June 16, 1903
June 16, 1903
1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
FORD FACTORY CLEVERNESS
The Ford Motor Company from now until July will manufacture in quantities only the four-cylinder Rumble Seat Runabout, Model 'S,' and the six-cylinder Runabout Model K. By cutting down the variety of models their factory can put its best energy toward bringing out the Model 'T' Touring Car and Taxicab on schedule time. The Model 'T' four-cylinder Touring Car will be ready for delivery in July, and the Brooklyn...Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
June 7, 1908
FORD FACTORY CLEVERNESS
The Ford Motor Company from now until July will manufacture in quantities only the four-cylinder Rumble Seat Runabout, Model 'S,' and the six-cylinder Runabout Model K. By cutting down the variety of models their factory can put its best energy toward bringing out the Model 'T' Touring Car and Taxicab on schedule time. The Model 'T' four-cylinder Touring Car will be ready for delivery in July, and the Brooklyn...Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
June 7, 1908
1913 - December 1 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)
'...Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes...
Ford had been trying to increase his factories’ productivity for years. The workers who built his Model N cars (the Model T’s predecessor) arranged the parts in a row on the floor, put the under-construction auto on skids and...Read MORE...
www.history.com
'...Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes...
Ford had been trying to increase his factories’ productivity for years. The workers who built his Model N cars (the Model T’s predecessor) arranged the parts in a row on the floor, put the under-construction auto on skids and...Read MORE...
www.history.com
1947 Death 7 April 1947
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Henry is buried at: St. Martha's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
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