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- Assembly Line at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1925 - Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant was nothing less than the most influential factory of the 20th century. Within its walls Henry Ford and his associates developed the moving assembly line, introduced the Five Dollar Day for workers, and produced millions of reliable and affordable Model T automobiles that put the world on wheels.

- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Assembly Line at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1925
Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant was nothing less than the most influential factory of the 20th century. Within its walls Henry Ford and his associates developed the moving assembly line, introduced the Five Dollar Day for workers, and produced millions of reliable and affordable Model T automobiles that put the world on wheels.
- Dispatching Carousel Pallet Conveyor, 1957 -

- April 22, 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Dispatching Carousel Pallet Conveyor, 1957
- Workers Installing Tires on Ford Model T Assembly Line at Highland Park Plant, circa 1925 - Ford constantly tweaked Model T assembly lines at its Highland Park plant for efficiency. In 1914, wheels and radiators were conveyed to a platform and slid down ramps for installation on the same line. By 1925, wheels (with tires already mounted and inflated) were conveyed directly to workers, who installed them on both sides of the chassis at once.

- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Workers Installing Tires on Ford Model T Assembly Line at Highland Park Plant, circa 1925
Ford constantly tweaked Model T assembly lines at its Highland Park plant for efficiency. In 1914, wheels and radiators were conveyed to a platform and slid down ramps for installation on the same line. By 1925, wheels (with tires already mounted and inflated) were conveyed directly to workers, who installed them on both sides of the chassis at once.
- Ford Model T Bodies on a Conveyor at the Highland Park Plant, circa 1925 -

- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Model T Bodies on a Conveyor at the Highland Park Plant, circa 1925
- Ford Model T Assembly Line, Body Drop onto Chassis, Highland Park Plant, 1926 - 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.

- March 24, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Model T Assembly Line, Body Drop onto Chassis, Highland Park Plant, 1926
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.