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Conversion. Toy factory. Skillfully operating this massive press, a worker stamps out part of a filter box essential to the armed forces. Before conversion of this machine, metal toys were stamped out. The changeover consisted chiefly of new dies. Keystone
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Credit lineConversion. Toy factory. Skillfully operating this massive press, a worker stamps out part of a filter box essential to the armed forces. Before conversion of this machine, metal toys were stamped out. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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