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The Machines That Built America

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� [Narrator] Holt's
Caterpillar, a vital machine during the war, finds few buyers back
on American farms

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‐ [Narrator] Holt's Caterpillar, a vital machine
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during the war,
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finds few buyers back on American farms.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:54
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 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] But Harley‐Davidson's - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ [Narrator] But Harley‐Davidson's
S01 • E01 ‐ I'm sorry, I just can't afford to keep you on right now. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ I'm sorry, I just can't afford to keep you on ri...
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] In 1920, Holt dies after a month long illness. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] In 1920, Holt dies after a month long illness....
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In July, 1969, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] In July, 1969,
S01 • E01 To save the company, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
To save the company,
S01 • E04 ‐ I think the question that consumers - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ I think the question that consumers
S01 • E03 A record 600 million people worldwide are tuned in - The Machines That Built America 00:11
A record 600 million people worldwide are tuned in
S01 • E01 Now known as the Caterpillar tractor company, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
Now known as the Caterpillar tractor company,
S01 • E04 Building that brand, developing a story - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Building that brand, developing a story
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Indian can't keep up, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ [Narrator] Indian can't keep up,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] For Philo Farnsworth, - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ [Narrator] For Philo Farnsworth,
S01 • E01 ‐ Caterpillar was involved in everything - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Caterpillar was involved in everything
S01 • E04 ‐ Harley was one of the early great brands - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Harley was one of the early great brands
S01 • E01 Caterpillar literally paved the way - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Caterpillar literally paved the way
S01 • E04 They understood they didn't have the better mouse trap - The Machines That Built America 00:05
They understood they didn't have the better mouse trap
S01 • E03 ‐ And after a long wait, - The Machines That Built America 00:24
‐ And after a long wait,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] But at the time, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] But at the time,
S01 • E04 A brand that has a set of values - The Machines That Built America 00:10
A brand that has a set of values
S01 • E01 ‐ Within a few years, he has 75% market share. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Within a few years, he has 75% market share.
S01 • E01 The industry goes from building - The Machines That Built America 00:06
The industry goes from building