Episode 200

Standard Sizes

Dig Deeper: Standard Sizes

One segment from every episode of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation features The Henry Ford's own experts, artifacts, and experiences.
Learn more about that segment in this week's episode using the links below.

Watch what's coming up in this episode

Follow a colorful history of measurement

Browse measuring devices in our digital collections

Uncover the role of standard containers in the growth of the egg industry

Find out how a revolutionary lathe helped standardize shoe sizes

Learn how standardized sizes made clothing more available and affordable

Discover how scientists standardized tomatoes to facilitate mechanical harvesting

See how workers made cans for Heinz products in the 1910s

Explore how colorful labels made standardized fruit packaging stand out