Ford Model T Assembly Line, Body Drop onto Chassis, Highland Park Plant, 1926
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's assembly line included a series of separate manufacturing processes. Engines were put together in one line. Chassis were built up in another. Bodies were assembled in their own line. These lines then flowed into the final assembly line where the major components were combined into complete automobiles. During the body drop, workers attached bodies to chassis.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 March 1926
Subject Date
24 March 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.46182
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
sticker on back:
Jervis B. Webb Co. / WEBB DRIVE, / FARMINGTON HILLS, MI. 48018 / 13029-5
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