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HENRY FORD By: Mike Melchiorre Kenny Piccari

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Page 1: Henry Ford

HENRY FORD

By:Mike MelchiorreKenny Piccari

Page 2: Henry Ford

Our ObjectiveOur Objective

In this powerpoint, we plan to teach you In this powerpoint, we plan to teach you about Henry Ford and what he did during about Henry Ford and what he did during the 1920s.the 1920s.

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Henry Ford was born Henry Ford was born July 30 1863.July 30 1863.

Ford had dyslexia.Ford had dyslexia. Grew up on a farm Grew up on a farm

but showed an early but showed an early interest in mechanics.interest in mechanics.

Disliked his farm work Disliked his farm work and left home at age and left home at age 16.16.

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Henry Ford worked as a Henry Ford worked as a apprentice machinistapprentice machinist

Married Clara Bryant Married Clara Bryant and supported his and supported his family by running a saw family by running a saw millmill

Became an engineer Became an engineer with the Edison with the Edison Illuminating CompanyIlluminating Company

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He died in 1947 of a He died in 1947 of a cerebral hemorrhage cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 83at the age of 83

Two years earlier, he Two years earlier, he gave up the gave up the presidency of his presidency of his company to his company to his grandson, Henry Ford grandson, Henry Ford II II

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Ford introduces the first moving automobile assembly Ford introduces the first moving automobile assembly line at highland park in 1913line at highland park in 1913

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• Ford Motor Company began paying its workers $5.00 for an eight hour work day

• Before this workers were paid only $2.34 for a nine hour day

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Ford wrote a book Ford wrote a book named named My Life and My Life and Work.Work.

In this book, he In this book, he promoted his promoted his personal views in personal views in articles and books.articles and books.

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• In the early 1920s In the early 1920s Henry Ford fell Henry Ford fell behind other behind other competitorscompetitors

• This was because This was because he refused to offer he refused to offer the Model T in only the Model T in only blackblack

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To help sales Ford To help sales Ford made the Model A, made the Model A, introduced in 1927.introduced in 1927.

It was the first car It was the first car with different with different styles – two seats styles – two seats or four seats.or four seats.

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Model T & Model A In 1926, production

sales of the Model T decreased.

In 1927, Ford introduced the Model A to the market. It was produced from 1927 to 1931.

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Ford 4AT Trimotor

Ford’s most successful aircraft was the Ford 4AT Trimotor

The Trimotor first flew on June 11, 1926

First successful U.S. passenger airliner, carrying 12 passengers

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International TradeInternational Trade• In 1929, Ford had In 1929, Ford had

many successful many successful dealerships in six dealerships in six different different continentscontinents

• Eventually, Ford Eventually, Ford was a producer of was a producer of a third of the a third of the world’s world’s automobilesautomobiles

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Ford’s Museum• Ford opened a

museum in 1929• The museum was

named the Henry Ford Museum and its theme was practical technology

• It is still open today

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THE ENDTHE ENDMIKE&KENNY productionsMIKE&KENNY productions

Special thanks toSpecial thanks to

WikipediaWikipedia

GoogleGoogle

Google imagesGoogle images

Mr. GreenbergMr. Greenberg

Homer Simpson for images of his brain (see Homer Simpson for images of his brain (see slide 5)slide 5)