Water Power / Safety First / Making Wicker Furniture / Tropical Gems of Florida / Kenneth Hughes, Boy Wonder: Dramatic Monologues / Tire Testing

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Water Power / Safety First / Making Wicker Furniture / Tropical Gems of Florida / Kenneth Hughes, Boy Wonder: Dramatic Monologues / Tire Testing Produced: 1919

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Great Falls of the Potomac River, river banks, low river dam - high tension wires and power sub-station in a wooded area - river and wooded banks - river deposits - stone wall and building beside river. [1919] b. “Many accidents are caused by careless loading of trucks.” Boxes fall onto passerby from carelessly loaded hand truck - worker carefully lines up boxes on hand truck - worker rolls up sleeves of shirt before operating machinery in factory. “Cyanide is valuable in treating steel, but it’s dangerous in the eyes. Use goggles and be safe.” Worker without goggles covers face with his hand, runs away from furnace. Worker attaches guard over large turning wheel on machinery - large reinforced box in plant yard - (‘Note: explosion improves as experiment progresses’ written on film) - cover on box rises higher with successive detonations. “Top bolted down. No holes in top. One inch tie rod around bottom.” “Note roof is wrecked. Tie rod is bent. Doors are warped. Oven raised off the ground about 8 inches. Had the oven been exploded without tie rods, explosion would have been fatal to anyone standing near.” “The largest direct current electrical control board in the world. Various safety devices are employed here, among them being rubber mattings, insulated fences and circuit breakers.” Safety devices around electrical control board - men in waiting room, attendants rush patient on stretcher through doorways, down corridor - worker drinks from fountain - attendant spraying floor. “You can’t walk through a crowded yard in safety, if your mind is somewhere else.” Workers in plant yard, one is almost hit by tractor - inspection of cleaning materials in worker’s carrier box - attendant cleans water fountain. [1920] c. Worker attaches withes, a flexible twig, to circular holder - another worker weaves around a frame - machine weaving. [1920] d. “After Jack saw a South Sea Island picture made, near Fort Lauderdale, the effect startled his whole family.” Little girl in native costume dances, does Hula on beach. [1920] e. Young boy on stage delivering monologues in, successively, a rag costume, a Scottish costume, colonial costume, in girl’s costume, Shakespearian costume, and as WWI Doughboy. [1920] f. Tires mounted on rim are placed in a frame and dropped on tread - action of tire bouncing is slowed down. [1920]

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