Swift & Company's Meat Packing House, Chicago, Illinois, "Splitting Backbones and Final Inspection of Hogs," 1910-1915
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At this meat packing operation, a conveyor moved hog carcasses past meat cutters, who then removed various pieces of the animal. To keep Model T production up with demand, Ford engineers borrowed ideas from other industries. Sometime in 1913 they realized that the "disassembly line" principle employed in slaughterhouses could be adapted to building automobiles -- on a moving assembly line.
At this meat packing operation, a conveyor moved hog carcasses past meat cutters, who then removed various pieces of the animal. To keep Model T production up with demand, Ford engineers borrowed ideas from other industries. Sometime in 1913 they realized that the "disassembly line" principle employed in slaughterhouses could be adapted to building automobiles -- on a moving assembly line.
Artifact
Stereograph
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1910-1915
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.0.173.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front at bottom: 20256 Splitting Backbones and Final Inspection of Hogs / Before Placing Them in the Refrigerator Rooms / Chicago, ILL, U.S.A. Printed on front at sides: Keystone View Company / COPYRIGHTED / Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers / Meadville, Pa., New York, NY, Portland / Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus Printed on front, top center: 142
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