Up for auction "Henry Ford" Piece of the Spoke To One of the Model T Cars. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes
with their Certificate of Authenticity.
ES-1358B
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 –
April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and
a business magnate, the
founder of the Ford Motor Company, and
the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford did not invent the automobile
or the assembly line,[2] he developed and manufactured the first
automobile that many middle-class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford
converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical
conveyance that would profoundly impact the landscape of the 20th century. His
introduction of the Model T automobile
revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became
one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with
"Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled
with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the
key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted
in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of
North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast
wealth to the Ford Foundation and
arranged for his family to control the company permanently. Ford was also
widely known for his pacifism during the first years
of World War I, and for promoting antisemitic content, including The
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent and
the book The International Jew,
having an influence on the development of Nazism and Adolf Hitler.