In September 1965, Ford Motor Company introduced factory-installed and
dealer-installed eight-track tape players as an option on three of its 1966
models (Mustang, Thunderbird and Lincoln), and RCA Victor introduced
175 Stereo-8 Cartridges from its RCA Victor & RCA Camden artist’s
catalogs. By the 1967 model year, all of Ford’s vehicles offered this
tape player upgrade option.
The Edsel was introduced amid considerable publicity on "E Day",
September 4, 1957. It was also promoted by a top-rated television
special, The Edsel Show, on October 13, but the promotional effort
was not enough to counter the adverse initial public reaction to the
car’s styling and conventional build. Ford announced the end of the
Edsel program on Thursday, November 19, 1959. However, the
production of the car continued until late in November, with the
final tally at 2,846 1960 models.
The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded by Eldridge R. Johnson and
was headquarter in Camden, New Jersey. It was one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. In September of 1906, Johnson and a team
of engineers designed a new line of phonographs with the turntable and amplifying
horn tucked away inside a wooden cabinet. This was not done for reasons of audio fidelity, but for visual effect. They wanted it to look less like a piece of machinery
and more like a piece of furniture. These internal horn machines, trademarked
with the name Victrola, were first marketed to the public beginning on August 22,
1906 and were an immediate hit.
Soon an extensive line of Victrolas was marketed, ranging from small tabletop
models selling for $15, through many sizes and designs of cabinets intended to
go with the decor of middle-class homes in the $100 to $250 range, up to $600 Chippendale and Queen Anne-style cabinets of fine wood with gold trim designed
to look at home in elegant mansions.Victrolas became by far the most popular
brand of home phonograph, and sold in great numbers until the end of the
1920s. RCA Victor continued to market phonographs with the “Victrola”
name until the early 1970s.
Eldridge R. Johnson of the Victor Talking Machine Company
The IBM (International Business Machines) PC was introduced on August
12, 1981, originally designated IBM 5150. The IBM PC became the industry
standard. In 1991.
(July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)
Henry Ford was a prominent American industrialist, the founder of the Ford
Motor Company, and is credited with the development of the assembly line
technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile
(below) revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of
the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known
people in the world.
Henry Ford beside his Model T automobile
