People Viewing the Ford Cycle of Production Exhibit, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
THF225380 / People Viewing the Ford Cycle of Production Exhibit, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
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Artifact Overview
The "Ford Cycle of Production," featured at the Ford Exposition building during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, was a huge revolving wedding-cake turntable with tiers that floated on pontoons in a moat. With 87 working models and 142 animated figures, it illustrated how 27 raw materials (at the bottom) were progressively transformed into parts for automobiles (at the top).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1939-1940
Subject Date
1939-1940
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1793
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.125 in
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