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- Two Machinists Standing with Brown Horizontal Engine, circa 1910 - Steam engines, which powered most American factories at the turn of the 20th century, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly and reliably. These machinists maintained a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Two Machinists Standing with Brown Horizontal Engine, circa 1910
Steam engines, which powered most American factories at the turn of the 20th century, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly and reliably. These machinists maintained a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
- Machine Operator Standing Behind Brown Horizontal Steam Engine, circa 1890 - Steam engines, which powered most American factories by the late 1800s, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly. This machinist used specialized tools to maintain a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Machine Operator Standing Behind Brown Horizontal Steam Engine, circa 1890
Steam engines, which powered most American factories by the late 1800s, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly. This machinist used specialized tools to maintain a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.