Henry Ford: The inventor of the Model T which was the first automobile. Released in 1908 his invention changed life and changed the way that we live today. His company "Ford" in detroit michigan is now one of the largest companies even in present day.
This is one of the variations of the original Model T, as you can tell it is very different from what we have to day, but remarkably stylish. Fords idea was to produce a car that everyone can afford, and he did that. With the help of his assembly line, he was able to produce the Model T at a very fast rate and keep costs low.
Here we have a newspaper article by Henry for himself about his predictions on the future. He states that the promise of the future makes the present seem drab. He is basically saying that he can only do so much with what he is given then and can't wait for that the future holds. This just goes to show how ambitious he was as a businessman and a person. |
Here is a picture of what made Ford millions, the assembly line. He tested various assembly methods to mass produce his product and maximize his profits. He perfected it on December 1st 1913, and the rest is history.
Here is what some advertising looked like back in the day. Now back then they obviously didn't have all the technological advances we have today, therefore they big way to spread news about something was via the newspaper. This article states that Ford was pretty much the best that money could buy, for the best price. The way Henry Ford mastered the assembly line made him able to produce cheap and reliable vehicles for the public to use in their everyday lives.