Henry Ford
Henry Ford was one of America's greatest businessmen, the founder of Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford's business practices allowed him and his company to produce a car that was affordable for the average American.
Mass production was the main factor in bring the prices down, and the use of the assembly line allowed for a faster production time and a cut in production costs. Cars were produced and sold years before the 1920s but it was the during the twenties that sales sky rocketed and allowed for the ownership of a car to not be a luxury only few could afford.
Mass production was the main factor in bring the prices down, and the use of the assembly line allowed for a faster production time and a cut in production costs. Cars were produced and sold years before the 1920s but it was the during the twenties that sales sky rocketed and allowed for the ownership of a car to not be a luxury only few could afford.
Inventions of the 1920s
The Band Aid - was invented by Earle Dickson to help his accident prone wife
and was mass produced by Johnson and Johnson
The Traffic Light - was invented by William Potts. He was a police officer who
installed the first light at an intersection in Michigan.
Water Skiing - Ralph Samuelson believed it was just as possible to ski on water
the way we ski on snow.
Q-Tips - was invented by Leo Gerstenzang after he watch his wife use a make
shift q-tip to clean their babies ears.
Double Bubble Bubblegum - was invented by Walter Diemer. He wanted gum
that was less sticky and more stretchy
and was mass produced by Johnson and Johnson
The Traffic Light - was invented by William Potts. He was a police officer who
installed the first light at an intersection in Michigan.
Water Skiing - Ralph Samuelson believed it was just as possible to ski on water
the way we ski on snow.
Q-Tips - was invented by Leo Gerstenzang after he watch his wife use a make
shift q-tip to clean their babies ears.
Double Bubble Bubblegum - was invented by Walter Diemer. He wanted gum
that was less sticky and more stretchy