factories

I Love Lucy - Chocolate factory candy conveyor belt episode with Lucille Ball

1950s

I Love Lucy & the chocolate factory: The famous ‘Job Switching’ episode (1952)

Remember Lucy and the chocolate factory? Many people consider this classic scene from ‘Job Switching’ one of the series’ funniest.

Classic cars & old trucks

See Ford assembly lines from 100 years ago, mass-producing Model T cars

Henry Ford developed assembly lines for automobile factories, and mass production sparked another industrial revolution. See here how Ford churned out Model T cars!

1910s

Henry Ford: His career, his beliefs – and which Ford car did he drive?

Henry Ford fit a lot of ambition, drive, innovation and industry into his 84 years! Here’s a look back at his career, his beliefs, and how the famous industrialist changed the world.

Damaged fire escape at the Triangle shirtwaist factory

1910s

How 146 people died needlessly in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (1911)

To this day, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York on March 25, 1911, remains the deadliest industrial disaster in the city’s history,

1940s

Lipsticks by the millions: How the makeup was made (1947)

To most American women, lipstick is a form of clothing; without it, they feel undressed. In 1946 alone, American women spent an estimated $29,200,000 for 5000 tons of lipstick.

1930s

The history of 7-Up (1939)

The history of 7-Up soda 7-UP Bottling Company of Bakersfield Adds Further Strength to the Enviable Industrial Structure of This Metropolis Its New, Beautiful and

1800s

The story of George Ehret & Hell Gate Brewery (1897)

George Ehret’s Hell Gate Brewery Company When George Ehret came from Germany to America in the year 1857, he was twenty-two years of age and

1950s

The Music Man: Pressing vinyl record albums (1959)

Answer to a Pressing Question About Stereo Listen to a stereophonic record, and the music swirls around you. This remarkable realism comes from the record