Ford Industries / Ford Trucks Part 2
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Foundry interior - molten metal pouring from huge bucket held by crane - crane moving bucket - view of huge press - hot ingot dropping onto conveyor, moving into bloom mill, through rolling machinery - parts moving along conveyor - stacks of scrap metal in yard - worker operating press stamping out body parts - hot metal rod moving on conveyor - workers removing metal bars from furnaces, placing them in presses - two workers carrying large sheet of metal - empty cars leaving top of tipple, worker watching - railroad train loaded with ore or coal - mine interior, miners, loaded cars - freight train of loaded gondolas moving along tracks, in plant yard - close-up of huge crane arm - view of countryside from top of tipple, loaded car moving up, blotting out view - ore freighter under way - huge crane - view of plant buildings from above, walkways - crane moving ore from stockpile - coke oven discharging - mine interior, moving car - ore freighter at dock. [1929] b. “Where a difficult job is being done at low cost, Ford trucks will be found.” Semi-trailer truck loaded with logs on very bad road, on paved highway - dump truck loaded with stone being driven over rough quarry floor, on road out of quarry. “Ford trucks will build profits for you.” Truck under tipple, being filled, being driven away - truck driven onto scale, off - truck stopping in front of row of houses, load being dumped into street. “In the ever increasing demand for reliable transportation Ford trucks fill the exacting requirements under all conditions.” “Sturdiness -- economy of operation -- flexibility -- low first cost -- and service, everywhere required by truck operators, are features of Ford equipment.” Dump trucks, loaded and empty, coming and going over rough muddy road, dumping loads. “Problems of transportation in all lines of business are solved by the use of Ford equipment.” Truck moving under hopper, buckets being filled with concrete mix - truck under water tower with worker on platform, water being added - workers on dock loading sacks of cement onto truck - workers using block and tackle to remove buckets of concrete mix from truck to spreader on road building job. [1931]
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