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DIE HERSTELLUNG EINES FORDWAGENS. [PART 1] Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Automobile Manufacturing. River Rouge plant - molten metal in ladles - ladles on special cars from foundry - molten metal in bars - pile of ingots - exterior view of River Rouge plant - electromagnetic crane in operation in plant yard - machinery in operation in plant - forming of engine blocks, worker remove molds - marking engine blocks - sand blasting engine blocks - block placed on conveyor belt - workers guide bucket of molten metal on overhead rail - molten metal is poured in engine block molds - block removed from mold - blocks carried by tongs attached to overhead conveyor belt - blocks on overhead and waist level conveyor belts - workers on assembly line - workers slide blocks from conveyor belt - cutting machinery in operation - engine blocks on conveyor belt as workers perform various processes - distant view of similar scene - blocks go around a 360° circle at end of conveyor belt, return along parallel belt - tapped blast furnace - filled bucket removed by overhead mechanical arms - bucket is dumped mechanically - mechanical arm removes bucket - pouring molten metal - forming ingots - ingots move out of foundry on flatcars - ingots are mechanically hoisted and dropped into large presses - ingots in form of bars are moved by rollers through heavy machinery. [1925]
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