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This watch would later lead to his curiosity in mechanical devices and machinery. -
This is the death of his mother, Mary Ford. -
"Ford dismantled and reassembled the timepieces of friends and neighbors dozens of times, gaining the reputation of a watch repairman." -
Ford left home and worked as an apprentice machinist in Detroit starting with James F. Flower & Bros then later moving to Detroit Dry Dock Co. -
Ford built a four cycle version of the Otto engine -
Ford made his first motor car which had a two cycle engine -
Henry began working on his second model of car -
Founded the Detroit Automobile Company -
Ford beat the 70 horsepower bullet with a 26 horsepower sweepstakes -
Henry founded his company with a total of 12 investors -
An extension to his current facilities was built across the Detroit river in Walkerville, Ontario -
Childe Harold Wills designed the ford logo -
Ford opened it's first overseas branch in Paris -
Ford sold about 15 million Model T's -
This later reduced the construction time for the Model T from 12.5 hours to 1.5