The object I have decided is a scaled replica of a 1930’s Ford Model A, Wisconsin Bell Telephone Truck. I think the Bell truck represents a significant step in the development of transportation as the Model A and its successor, the Model T, were one of the first in the category of affordable and mass produced vehicles. The model reminds me of the Great Depression, a time of economic disaster and poverty. Ford was one of few companies to make it out of the depression, but even then had to halt the production of their Model A automobiles. By the end of the production in 1931, Ford had made significantly less Model A automobiles than Model Ts. Considering the concept of mold making and the ability to produce multiple objects from a single mold, I want my project to resemble the mass production of Model A automobiles. I also want to somehow integrate how production was affected by the depression to add complexity to the final piece.
