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The Machines That Built America

(dramatic music) ‐ Rather thanbuild their own tractor, John Deere spends nearly 38million...

(dramatic music) ‐ [Narrator] Rather than
build their own tractor, John Deere spends nearly 38
million in today's dollars to acquire a company
with a familiar name, John Froelich's former
Waterloo Gas Engine Company which has recently started
building tractors again

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‐ [Narrator] Rather than build their own tractor,
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John Deere spends nearly 38 million in today's dollars
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to acquire a company with a familiar name,
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John Froelich's former Waterloo Gas Engine Company
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which has recently started building tractors again.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:33
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 ‐ [Narrator] At the beginning of the 1950s, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] At the beginning of the 1950s,
S01 • E04 ‐ If there were a weakness in Indians strategy, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
‐ If there were a weakness in Indians strategy,
S01 • E03 By the end of the decade, there are 55 million. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
By the end of the decade, there are 55 million.
S01 • E03 ‐ It's the sign of success and it's the symbol of the age. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ It's the sign of success and it's the symbol of ...
S01 • E03 It becomes a way in which Americans - The Machines That Built America 00:07
It becomes a way in which Americans
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] With Indian dealers left scrambling - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] With Indian dealers left scrambling
S01 • E01 Waterloo sells just under 6,000 tractors in 1918. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Waterloo sells just under 6,000 tractors in 1918.
S01 • E03 ‐ It is a space where Americans experienced together - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ It is a space where Americans experienced together
S01 • E01 (tractor engine revving) (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(tractor engine revving) (dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Television becomes a huge driver - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Television becomes a huge driver
S01 • E04 ‐ When you have store owners, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ When you have store owners,
S01 • E01 It's the top selling tractor brand in the United States - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It's the top selling tractor brand in the United States
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:15
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S01 • E01 But Froelich, the man who built - The Machines That Built America 00:11
But Froelich, the man who built
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] By 1918, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] By 1918,
S01 • E03 By then, TV is as common in America as indoor plumbing. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
By then, TV is as common in America as indoor plumbing.
S01 • E04 ‐ Today, you work in the number one motorcycle company - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ Today, you work in the number one motorcycle company
S01 • E01 Benjamin Holt also falls on hard times. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Benjamin Holt also falls on hard times.
S01 • E03 The man who believes he invented television, however, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
The man who believes he invented television, however,
S01 • E04 (cork popping) - The Machines That Built America 00:04
(cork popping)