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Two photographs depicting a typical Wednesday from assembly to ready for sale of a Model T Ford.
- Title (English):
- Two photographs depicting a typical Wednesday from assembly to ready for sale of a Model T Ford.
- Collection:
- Early 20th Century Engineering Lantern Slides
- Set:
- Growth
- Agent:
- unknown
- Date:
- undated
- Location:
- Detroit, Michigan
- ID Number:
- RMA01151_b20_071
- Catalog Record:
- 2075312
- Collection Number:
- 16-5-1151
- File Name:
- RMA01151_b20_071.jpg
- Transcription:
- Wednesday 7. Arriving at the branch plant the motor is unloaded and sent to its station on the final assembly line. These assembly lines are standardized the world over and represent specialized workmanship at the peak of efficiency. In 4 hours the car is ready to be driven away. Wednesday 12 Noon 8. Long before noon the dealer will have taken delivery of the car and paid for it. In the case of driveways the dealer often brings his customer to the plant and closes the deal then and there. Here is a conversion of raw material into cash in approximately 52 hours. Of this 52 hours, 15 are consumed in shipping and handling. Even this record-breaking cycle is often shortened, for if the Detroit Branch had made the assembly, much of the shipping time would be saved.
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Subject:
- automobile assembly
mass production
automobile factories
- Description:
- Two photographs depicting a typical Wednesday from assembly to ready for sale of a Model T Ford. Top photograph shows at least six people assembling a car at once. The second photograph shows lines of cars ready for sale.
- Annotation:
- 14. Growth
- Notes:
- The digital images in this collection capture images as they appear within the slides in the physical collection. Any information found on slide mounts have been recorded in the Annotation field to provide context for how the slides were originally organized and used.
- Cite As:
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, #16-5-1151. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, 1917-2009
- Box:
- 20
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status of this item is undetermined. Efforts have been made to evaluate the item based on date of creation, publication status, potential creators, and potential rightsholders. The item was digitized at Cornell University Library in 2024 from physical holdings in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, 1917-2009, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. It is presented here by Cornell University Library under an assertion of fair use and the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright). The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu with any additional information or for questions about the collection.
