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- Pneumatic Die Grinder, circa 2008 - Many car artists have no formal training. They use common tools, such as this die grinder, to transform their vehicles and turn their inspiration into reality.
- circa 2008
- Collections - Artifact
Pneumatic Die Grinder, circa 2008
Many car artists have no formal training. They use common tools, such as this die grinder, to transform their vehicles and turn their inspiration into reality.
- Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900 - This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.
- 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900
This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.
- Hjorth Bench Lathe and Attachments Catalog No. 12, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Hjorth Bench Lathe and Attachments Catalog No. 12, circa 1920
- Women Working on Liberty Engines in the Grinding Room, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917 - During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Women Working on Liberty Engines in the Grinding Room, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917
During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- Operating a Grinder at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 3, 1942 -
- August 03, 1942
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Operating a Grinder at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 3, 1942