Sept 5, 2010: Frozen Margarita Machine

Adak · 09-06-2010, 11:39 PM

The new thing about the Model T Ford wasn't that it was a new invention - the big thing with it was it was made on an assembly line - mass production - instead of hand made, individually.

That was the first (I believe), large scale assembly line production of a complex machine.

It allowed two things, not previously available:

#1 A car that cost much less

#2 The Ford assembly workers to make a much better pay than was possible previously for assembly workers.

It was a pivotal success for the Industrial Revolution.

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09-06-2010, 11:39 PM	#19
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	The new thing about the Model T Ford wasn't that it was a new invention - the big thing with it was it was made on an assembly line - mass production - instead of hand made, individually. That was the first (I believe), large scale assembly line production of a complex machine. It allowed two things, not previously available: #1 A car that cost much less #2 The Ford assembly workers to make a much better pay than was possible previously for assembly workers. It was a pivotal success for the Industrial Revolution.

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