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Production. Milling machines and machine castings. A universal cutter sharpening machine for keeping fit the cutting tools that are used by other machine tools. Here the machine is being carefully inspected in the runoff line. Location: a large Midwest machine tool plant
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Credit lineProduction. Milling machines and machine castings. A universal cutter sharpening machine for keeping fit the cutting tools that are used by other machine tools. Here the machine is being carefully ins. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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