Mass Production and Scientific Management lowered the price of car buying so more Americans could afford them. " Scientific management was a relatively new method of improving efficiency, in which experts looked at every step of a manufacturing process to reduce time, effort, and expense." ( 213, Werner) Scientific Management sought to make as many cars as possible without the hassle of putting it in place. These techniques such as assembly lines to construct the Model T, reduced time for the process. " But such products involved, only hundreds of parts - not thousands that so into the productions of cars. Ford brought mass production to new heights." (212, Werner) Due to mass production, hundreds of cars could be made at the same time. As a result of its commonness, it was more affordable. The production of multiple cars and techniques to make the building process easier lowered the price of car buying for the average American.
The Toaster:
The first toaster was invented by Charles Perkins Strite in 1926, named the Toastermaster. It was extremely popular for the working class people and saved a lot of time to make toasted bread Toaster sales grew from 400,000 units in 1922 to 1.2 million in 1930. It was also the first "pop -up " appliance. Toasters were tested mostly on assembly lines, which is workers and machines in a factory work together performing each step to construct the appliance. This saved a lot of time and effort, producing more toasters and making more of a profit. In the assembly lines they would test the functioning of the toaster, seeing how well, and how much bread it produced. The toaster, although small, has had a great impact on the world, especially the working class, saving time and management. Since the 1920's, the toaster has been modified and been made more complex. Now, toasters are a permanent factor in our life.
The Camera:
Eastman was devoted to the idea of supplying the tools of photography at the lowest possible price to the greatest number of people. The most popular camera company was Kodak at that time, favoring " mass production at a low price"(Kodak). The Brownie camera series was mainly used with mass production, kick starting the success."The creation of ingenious tools and processes for manufacturing film enabled the new company to turn out high-quality merchandise at selling prices that put them within the reach of the general public."( Kodak) the mass production of cameras made it so that a camera could be bought for as low as 5 dollars for one. The Brownie Model 1, was sold for only for $1.00, but has since risen to about $1,000. The Brownie Model 2's price is unknown, yet it can be inferred it was very accessible to acquire. The Brownie Model 3 was bargained for $4.00, and has sky rocketed to $88.00 or more.
The first toaster was invented by Charles Perkins Strite in 1926, named the Toastermaster. It was extremely popular for the working class people and saved a lot of time to make toasted bread Toaster sales grew from 400,000 units in 1922 to 1.2 million in 1930. It was also the first "pop -up " appliance. Toasters were tested mostly on assembly lines, which is workers and machines in a factory work together performing each step to construct the appliance. This saved a lot of time and effort, producing more toasters and making more of a profit. In the assembly lines they would test the functioning of the toaster, seeing how well, and how much bread it produced. The toaster, although small, has had a great impact on the world, especially the working class, saving time and management. Since the 1920's, the toaster has been modified and been made more complex. Now, toasters are a permanent factor in our life.
The Camera:
Eastman was devoted to the idea of supplying the tools of photography at the lowest possible price to the greatest number of people. The most popular camera company was Kodak at that time, favoring " mass production at a low price"(Kodak). The Brownie camera series was mainly used with mass production, kick starting the success."The creation of ingenious tools and processes for manufacturing film enabled the new company to turn out high-quality merchandise at selling prices that put them within the reach of the general public."( Kodak) the mass production of cameras made it so that a camera could be bought for as low as 5 dollars for one. The Brownie Model 1, was sold for only for $1.00, but has since risen to about $1,000. The Brownie Model 2's price is unknown, yet it can be inferred it was very accessible to acquire. The Brownie Model 3 was bargained for $4.00, and has sky rocketed to $88.00 or more.
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