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The Machines That Built America

As 1903 draws to a close, they sell their firstmotorcycle for $200

As 1903 draws to a close, they sell their first
motorcycle for $200

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As 1903 draws to a close,
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they sell their first motorcycle for $200.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:51
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E03 ‐ Just that little bit of know‐how, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Just that little bit of know‐how,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 The equivalent of about $6,000 today. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
The equivalent of about $6,000 today.
S01 • E04 ‐ In Harley's first production year, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ In Harley's first production year,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:14
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Harley and the Davidson brothers - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] Harley and the Davidson brothers
S01 • E03 Convinced his work is an imminent threat to RCA. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
Convinced his work is an imminent threat to RCA.
S01 • E01 You can't go to the hardware store - The Machines That Built America 00:04
You can't go to the hardware store
S01 • E04 The growing team moves its operation to a real factory. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
The growing team moves its operation to a real factory.
S01 • E01 So when you're building an engine - The Machines That Built America 00:09
So when you're building an engine
S01 • E03 ‐ We are to own all Mr. Farnsworth's patents - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ We are to own all Mr. Farnsworth's patents
S01 • E04 Arthur begins recruiting new Harley‐Davidson dealers. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Arthur begins recruiting new Harley‐Davidson dealers.
S01 • E04 ‐ Arthur Davidson wanted somebody - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Arthur Davidson wanted somebody
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Sarnoff knows Farnsworth's lab - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Sarnoff knows Farnsworth's lab
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Over the next year, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Over the next year,
S01 • E03 ‐ Sarnoff would make $100,000 offer - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Sarnoff would make $100,000 offer
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Within a year, Harley‐Davidson Motorcycles are - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] Within a year, Harley‐Davidson Motorcycles are...
S01 • E01 ‐ By 1895, his partners decided they wanna go - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ By 1895, his partners decided they wanna go
S01 • E03 ‐ Tell Mr. Sarnoff he may be able - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Tell Mr. Sarnoff he may be able