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This clip is Part 1 of a 4-part film.
[PRECISION BUILT LINCOLN:ADVERTISEMENT,THE] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man demonstrates flexibility of sheet metal by folding it - workers on assembly line sand metal automobile body, apply masking tape, another worker sprays body with paint - hand-painted trim - electric buffing of finished body - fabric testing machinery in operation. “Building a Lincoln seat cushion.” Worker stuffs batting into cushion, hand sews edges, tacks cover to seat frame, attaches padding, covers padding with material, adds further padding, all manually, tacks outer covering to frame, tests it for shape - workers on assembly line lower finished body onto chassis - test suspension system, wheel assembly - test driving Lincolns on a field with plant in background - workers spraying paint, polishing under the hood - completed Lincoln driven away - man walks up to two women in dealer’s showroom, leads them to Lincoln on display - men examining Lincoln in display, man drives out of building in a Lincoln, drives along street in a residential area, along a wooded highway, up to a large country house. “The End.” [1928]
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