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BUILDING A NEW FUTURE FOR THE FARMER Part 2

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of River Rouge plant - freighter ‘Henry Ford II’ under way - crane unloading ship - worker placing metal sample into pneumatic tube - spectrographic laboratory, worker examining sample, foundry foreman reading report - crankshaft casting - workers forming molds - milling and finishing crankshafts - measuring and inspecting crankshafts - X-raying crankshaft - cylinder linings being placed in engine block - valve seat inserts being measured - testing gearshift operation - distributer assembly - testing and inspecting ignition coil - hydraulic pump assembly, testing - four workers standing on plow being raised and lowered by hydraulic pump - testing strength of ring gear teeth - measuring engine parts - rows of rooms with precision testing and measuring machinery - piston pin inspecting machine in operation - ring seat insert testing machine in operation - tractor being test driven in plant yard. [1939]

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Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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Date
1939-01-01
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2:52