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Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, to William and Mary Ford. Even when he was a small boy, he was greatly fascinated with machines. The first machine he designed was a waterpowered mill which consisted of a coffee grinder, a broom handle, and a wooden wheel ....

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.... was an old, deserted sawmill near the Ford farm that stirred Henry's interest every time he passed it. One afternoon, he picked up a few tools and headed for the old mill to find how steam was regulated to enable the saws to work. He examined the steam ports and saw how the slide valve controlled the steam. Shortly afterwards, as Henry and his father were going into town, they met a huge, steampowered vehicle on the road. Henry had his father stop so he could talk to the driver. The driver explained to him how the engine boiler and cylinder worked. A year or two later, Henry fixed a broken watch that his friend had and soon after, everybody sta ....