Cambridge Assembly was a Ford Motor Company factory in Cambridge, Massachusetts which opened in 1913. The factory had the first vertically integrated assembly line in the world.1 It was replaced in 1926 by the Somerville Assembly.2 The plant was later reused by Polaroid Corporation, and is now owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
References
References
- "Building History- 640 Memorial Drive". Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- "Squares and Neighborhoods - Assembly Square". City of Somerville. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
External links
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-30, "Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, 640 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA", 1 photo, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
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