Cambridge Assembly

The Cambridge Assembly, date unknown

The 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

  1. "Building History- 640 Memorial Drive". Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. "Squares and Neighborhoods - Assembly Square". City of Somerville. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 42°21′15.29″N 71°6′35.14″W / 42.3542472°N 71.1097611°W / 42.3542472; -71.1097611

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