Cadillac Demonstrates Interchangeable Parts
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Automobiles, Cars
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: February 29, 1908
Article abstract: Henry M. Leland, a master of precision techniques, introduced automobile manufacturers to the use of interchangeable parts, providing a key element necessary to the implementation of mass production.
Summary of Event
Mass production is a twentieth century methodology that for the most part is a result of nineteenth century ideas. It is a phenomenon that, although its origins were mostly American, has consequently changed the entire world. The use of interchangeable parts, the feasibility of which was demonstrated by the Cadillac Motor...
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