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Making Model A Ford Glass; The Ford Assembly Line 

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By the time the Model A came around Henry Ford had automotive glass production mastered. Applying his moving assembly line concept to mixing, pouring, polishing, and cutting glass he was turning out millions of square feet of glass a year.
We took 11 different archive films and spliced this compilation together. It looks like most of the glass being made is door and rear window glass, there's no obvious signs of Triplex Safety Glass being manufactured in this film.
A Model A is dedicated to the history of the Model A Ford using historical images and videos as well as modern resources.
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Sources;
Library of Congress Ford Motion Pictures Archives
A. Nevins and F. E. Hill. Ford: Expansion and Challenge, 1915-1933, by A. Nevins and F. E. Hill
Sorensen, Charles E., and Samuel T. Williamson. My Forty Years with Ford. Wayne State University Press, 2006.
We reserve the right to moderate comments that we feel fall outside of the scope of the Model A hobby.
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@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
Another great video. In 1984, I worked for a glass and upholstery shop. The original owner came by. He was in his mid-80s. He said he moved to town in the early 20s. Every car in town had at least one broken window, as there were all single pane plate glass. He charged $2.00 to replace a window, the bulk glass brought in by rail. I can't imagine driving on rough dirt roads with plate glass.
@AModelA
@AModelA 2 месяца назад
I can image that being in glass repair was a good business back then. Whether cutting new glass or salvaging from junk yards it had to be steady money. Even today Model A owners break door glass by closing the door too hard. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
@AModelA , I have a 1930 Delux Fordor. 3 of the 4 door windows are cracked, and they have Safety Glass.
@SPCLPONY
@SPCLPONY 2 месяца назад
​@@user-ty3vd8qr5j My Volunteer Fire Department still has their 1937 Ford / American LaFrance firetruck they purchased new from the American LaFrance plant in Elmira, NY. Both of the roll up windows in the doors are still cracked.
@mattrowan2680
@mattrowan2680 26 дней назад
@@AModelA Really liked the video and your narration BUT the music is terrible. Please ditch it as it is WAY too distracting.
@michaellachapell3455
@michaellachapell3455 Год назад
My Father was a furnace specialist at the glass plant in River Rouge.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
That's pretty cool. Can't imagine the conditions that he worked under. Thanks for sharing!
@Wooley689
@Wooley689 Год назад
Such a highly involved process. This was incredible to see.
@nivdel
@nivdel Месяц назад
Just look at the skill of the workers handling glass.
@boblowinske1616
@boblowinske1616 Год назад
Amazed by the guys walking on the glass.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
It would be interesting to see the Assembly Operation Sheet for this process and see how Ford instructed the workers to do this.
@texasranger7262
@texasranger7262 12 дней назад
Amazing video thank you for making this. Love how they cut the glass by hand. Lot of work to make glass.
@AModelA
@AModelA 9 дней назад
Thanks for watching!
@tedwalker1370
@tedwalker1370 Год назад
I am amazed by the large number of people it took to make these cars.
@craigroberts3982
@craigroberts3982 Год назад
Really fascinating. I love the safety gear for cutting glass. They had everything except safety glasses of course. Cutting hand off is bad, Stabbing eye out is ok. If I'm not mistaken only the windshield was safety glass. The side and rear windows were still regular plate glass.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
That's correct, only the windshields were safety glass. It is strongly encouraged that all the glass in original cars today be changed out to safety glass. Thanks for watching!
@jeromebreeding3302
@jeromebreeding3302 Год назад
You're right. My 31 Tudor sedan had safety glass windshield while the others were plate glass. I guess the rear seat passengers were'nt valued very highly.
@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
My 30 model Fordor has safety glass all around.
@steven4315
@steven4315 Месяц назад
@@AModelA I retired from an auto glass plant. I assume by safety glass do you mean a laminated windshield and tempered back and side glass? Even in modern cars, the side and back glass is tempered in most cars.
@ronblack7870
@ronblack7870 10 дней назад
@@steven4315 my 2008 buick lacrosse had laminated side glass as well. i know because my garage roof collapsed in a snowstorm and the side window was cracked. i needed to get inside and only access was through side window. tried breaking it with a centerpunch and hammer. no go. it was laminated glass.
@dennishutchinson
@dennishutchinson Год назад
Super interesting! I truly enjoy these historical videos. 👍
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Glad you like them!
@bluegtturbo
@bluegtturbo Год назад
It's hard to imagine this Labour intensive slow process could keep up with the car production line
@jimervin1637
@jimervin1637 Год назад
Very interesting. I still have the original windshield from my Canadian made '30 Model A Coupe. But still no safety glass.
@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
According to every book I've read and Ford's advertising, every model A came from assembly line with safety glass. Maybe yours was broken and replaced with plate glass. Hold a coin to the glass. If you see 2 images, it's safety glass.
@fredburban8219
@fredburban8219 18 дней назад
I remember in the 60's along the DT&I railroad tracks (formerly Ford) in Northern Allen Park just south of Dearborn Rouge Plant there were still the pens for sand for the Glass Plant. Pure White Sand.
@AModelA
@AModelA 16 дней назад
Relic of a bygone era. Thanks for watching!
@davidgiancoli2106
@davidgiancoli2106 Год назад
Fascinating! Thanks for posting.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Happy to share!
@chuckster6513
@chuckster6513 Год назад
Thank you for the info. I love to learn about the early Fords and how they came to be.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Glad to hear!
@motorTranz
@motorTranz Год назад
Fascinating and well done ! Thank you for sharing this !
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@MrChevelle83
@MrChevelle83 Год назад
Its so interesting to see how things were done nearly 100 yrs ago! the fact that when he had the bad wreck and jumped to fix a major safety issue is really a wonderful thing! I bet they knew it was a problem but when an engineer had first hand experience and severe injury he was quick to do something about it. No telling how many lives were saved due to this 1 change and untold number of severe injuries avoided too. It reminds me of volvo designing the seat belt and not patenting it and allowing the rest of the automotive industry bring them into their vehicles as well!
@WilliamLaakkonen
@WilliamLaakkonen Год назад
Volvo did patent the seat belt- and they freely licensed it to all who agreed to cross licensing on the patents they held. Not as magnanimous as you might think, but rether brilliant way to prevent others from sueing them. Also, Ford clearly got into the glass business to save money on glass production and the safety glass was an easy way for them to market a safer product- it is clear they used the safety glass to sell cars based on the film evidence showing this- saving lives was an added benefit so it was a good thing.
@MrChevelle83
@MrChevelle83 Год назад
@@WilliamLaakkonen thanks for the additional info.
@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
Henry Ford was safety conscious. During Model T times, a friend was killed by opening the driver's side door and struck by passing traffic The Model T driver door did not open until late in production. Still, he wanted the driver to slide over and exit the passenger side. The Mdl A stick shift could be pulled and turned 90° right, and the driver door could only be locked from inside. The outside lock was on the passenger side. This continued until at least 1958. Dad's 1958 F1 truck only locked from the passenger side.
@fixitman347
@fixitman347 6 месяцев назад
Thank you for the video.
@AModelA
@AModelA 6 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@fixitman347
@fixitman347 5 месяцев назад
@@AModelA You are very welcome
@harveyhaase2030
@harveyhaase2030 Год назад
Very interesting excellent video.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Thank you very much!
@SSmith-fm9kg
@SSmith-fm9kg Год назад
Great to watch. Thanks.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
@tjohn4398
@tjohn4398 Месяц назад
The Dodge Bros also built the frames and for Ford, don't forget that.
@saxongreen78
@saxongreen78 Год назад
Plate glass is one of the FIRST original parts of any veteran car to throw into the nearest rubbish skip...not worth dying over a detail.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Agreed. No need to keep original glass around on anything other than a museum piece. Thanks for watching!
@rscruiser3533
@rscruiser3533 Год назад
Really enjoyed the video ---- didn't know ----- Thank You
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@MrCgford1
@MrCgford1 Год назад
Another great 👍 👌 thank you
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@cuope75
@cuope75 Год назад
Awesome video!!
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@ModelARickLasCruces
@ModelARickLasCruces Год назад
Nice job!
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
Thanks!
@MrDswilson10
@MrDswilson10 Год назад
The safety glass was a good idea.
@Qusin111
@Qusin111 Месяц назад
it was the safe thing to do :)
@cinemabunny
@cinemabunny Месяц назад
Imagine market prices being $1.50sf and Ford getting it down to $.20sf
@AModelA
@AModelA Месяц назад
It just goes to show the power that Ford had and shows more reason of why he required outside suppliers to keep open books for him to inspect. Thanks for watching!
@fredburban8219
@fredburban8219 18 дней назад
Like Walmart now, controlling costs between suppliers.
@unclejoe8279
@unclejoe8279 Месяц назад
Bonnie and Clyde would like to order some bullet proof glass please.
@valuedteammember1005
@valuedteammember1005 19 дней назад
wow (spelled W.O.W.) "Walking the glass". That's a new one for me. SpaceX (formally Twitter) has nothing on these guys. Very COoL. Clearly it must be considered a "crime against humanity" to bReAk one of these? R.E.S.P.E.C.T p.s. Xlint [voice over]. You RoCk.
@Katchi_
@Katchi_ 19 дней назад
Always with the music....
@elosogonzalez8739
@elosogonzalez8739 Год назад
Great content! Keep up the good work. Love this historic footage. Is there footage from the FORD TRI-MOTOR PRODUCTION somewhere?
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
There is, the videos live on the Library of Congress' website. We may splice something together and post if you're interested.
@elosogonzalez8739
@elosogonzalez8739 Год назад
@@AModelA Go for it! I've enjoyed every video. Always loved the automobile, both the cars and trucks. If I could find the right vehicle, I might have to buy it. Just soakin' everything up like a sponge. The factory footage is amazing to watch. The job had to be very dangerous.
@AModelA
@AModelA Год назад
We posted a Trimotor assembly video yesterday. Thanks for the idea!
@user-ty3vd8qr5j
@user-ty3vd8qr5j 2 месяца назад
@elosogonzalez8739 , my book on the Model A Ford, tells of a dealer looking for innovative ways to get people behind the wheel of the A. A local dealership offered free rides in a Ford Tri-Motor from Burkburnett TX to the DFW plant. There, they got to drive a freshly minted Model A off the assembly line back to Burkburnett. The article said that after the plane ride and driving a new car 120 miles, many drivers bought the car they drove.
@mikescaffo4850
@mikescaffo4850 Месяц назад
Henry Ford was a genius straight up genius
@AModelA
@AModelA 29 дней назад
He knew how to surround himself with smart people. Thanks for watching!
@markrix
@markrix 17 дней назад
Now i know why the city of rouge south of Detroit is called rouge.
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 10 дней назад
Wish there were more details on Ford's safety glass (sandwich glass?), but interesting video, though.
@AModelA
@AModelA 9 дней назад
It would be interesting to see that whole process. Perhaps it wasn't filmed to prevent others from stealing the methods. Thanks for watching!
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 9 дней назад
@@AModelA Thanks for the reply! You are probably right! Advanced manufacturing at that time.
@tiger7199
@tiger7199 19 дней назад
Ford didn't screw around. When he needed rubber for the tires he built a rubber plantation in Brazil. He didn't like relying on suppliers for his raw materials.
@AModelA
@AModelA 16 дней назад
Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Thanks for watching!
@Dantheman1919
@Dantheman1919 14 дней назад
Ford did attempt to grow rubber trees but never got a crop he was in the wrong geographic location
@samholdsworth420
@samholdsworth420 3 дня назад
He failed miserably at growing rubber what are you talking about? You obviously don't know anything about what you're talking about if you mentioned him growing rubber. Which he never accomplished because he was sorry to say a racist idiot LMAO Ford was an absolutely horrible human being.
@kirkmanning6232
@kirkmanning6232 3 месяца назад
Libby OWENS Ford still making glass!!
@AModelA
@AModelA 3 месяца назад
Good to see a long time American Company still producing. Thanks for watching!
@morrisschwarts4826
@morrisschwarts4826 Месяц назад
Ford was a smart man.
@AModelA
@AModelA 29 дней назад
He was a smart man in that he knew to surround himself with smart men. Thanks for watching!
@captainamericaamerica8090
@captainamericaamerica8090 Год назад
More vids☺😊
@Jim-ic2of
@Jim-ic2of Год назад
It's clear now ☺️.
@matrox
@matrox Год назад
The Dodge Bros. used to work for Ford. Fact!
@mrwest5552
@mrwest5552 Месяц назад
truly surprised there was ANY safety PPE at all.
@AModelA
@AModelA Месяц назад
While I'm sure there was a human element to keeping employees safe the fact of the matter is that it was good for business (and the bottom line) to ensure safety of employees. If a worker got injured it slowed down the assembly line and then a replacement had to be brought in and trained. Thanks for watching!
@jimdean7335
@jimdean7335 Год назад
I’ve got a 29 Model A and a 29 Chevy. Hope they never meet in Columbia Mo..
@WACRE44
@WACRE44 Год назад
❤😊
@maxfastest
@maxfastest 14 дней назад
Its no wonder we had to get OSHA ! danger was an every day event .
@AModelA
@AModelA 13 дней назад
And Ford still touted all of their safety initiatives during this time. If you haven't seen this 1920's Ford safety film be sure to check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XAsposRRdOk.html
@donraptor6156
@donraptor6156 Месяц назад
No glasses, I wonder how many workers were blinded?
@user-ye9gv5ey6i
@user-ye9gv5ey6i Год назад
У рабочих нет средств защиты! Кошмар они дышат стеклянной пылью.
@dont-want-no-wrench
@dont-want-no-wrench Год назад
ford had his problems, but consider the audacity and drive to do what he did.
@tincanboat
@tincanboat 7 месяцев назад
I was fascinated by the thought process for putting safety glass in their cars. Their engineer was severely hurt in an accident when he was thrown through the windshield. So they made the windshield unpenetrable so people will smash their skulls on an unprenetrable safety glass. Why did they stop there?? Why not? let's put seat belts in cars so people aren''t thrown into windshields in the first place.
@lurking0death
@lurking0death Год назад
No mention of LOF...Libbey Owens Ford...safety glass??? What a stupid omission!!! Toledo, Ohio, just south of Ford's River Rouge main plant, ain't gonna be very happy with you.
@williamevans2176
@williamevans2176 Год назад
LOF had nothing to do with Ford Motor Company. Totally unrelated to Henry Ford.
@brianhaygood183
@brianhaygood183 Год назад
@@williamevans2176 By the summer of 1899, Edward Ford's Rossford glass works were ready to make glass. The first cast of plate glass was made on October 28, 1899. By 1910, the factory included a casting department containing seven large 20 pot furnaces. Ford went on to purchase additional acreage and constructed a second plant which began operation in 1913. His succession plan ensured that the company remained owned and managed by the family by naming his son, George Ross Ford, as his successor upon his death in 1920. In 1928, the Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company was the first company to produce automotive laminated safety glass and won a contract to supply the Ford Motor Company with windshields for the Model A. As a result of Ford's demand for glass, Libbey-Owens merged with the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company in 1930 to form Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. www.woodlawntour.com/edward-ford
@whiplash1938
@whiplash1938 Месяц назад
Annoying piano
@donraptor6156
@donraptor6156 Месяц назад
FYI You can mute the volume if you don't like the 1920 music.
@donraptor6156
@donraptor6156 Месяц назад
No glasses, I wonder how many workers were blinded?
@AModelA
@AModelA 29 дней назад
Yet Ford touted their safety record when it came to workplace accidents. Thanks for watching!
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