RHAPSODY IN STEEL Part 3
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Rhapsody in Steel, Part One. Rhapsody in Steel, Part One. A short film, with animation sequences, about the production of a Ford V8 automobile, made for the Ford Pavilion at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Picture of Henry Ford - men working at desks - men in laboratory - spring testing machine - men hovering over planning desk - workers riveting - plan for Model Tudor Sedan - views of furnaces in plants, workers - man before large console of gauges - different views of mills and processes of making steel - large presses in operation, workers - workers operating large board of gauges - testing - gears and parts on conveyor - presses and drills in operation - worker welding engine block on display - blocks on conveyor - drilling block - camshaft being turned, on conveyor - pistons being milled, on conveyor different machines in operation - presses - grills on conveyor - parts on conveyor - workers assembling frame - springs being assembled, on conveyor, being tested - rear end assembly - engine assembly - carburetor assembly - engine drop - radiator installation - parts on conveyor - welding and riveting - body assembly - grinding - painting body - glass grinding - glass on conveyor - placing glass in car - putting upholstery in car - attaching body and fenders to frame - tires hood - views in steel mill - Ford car moving off assembly line - sign, ‘Production Schedule for To-day, 5,000; Completed, 4,996.’ [1932]
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