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Production. Pipe fittings. The V-belt drive of the world's largest machine of its kind, a nine inch upsetter. The machine is used in a Midwest plant to forge 75 mm shells for the Army. Tube Turn Incorporated
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Credit lineProduction. Pipe fittings. The V-belt drive of the world's largest machine of its kind, a nine inch upsetter. The machine is used in a Midwest plant to forge 75 mm shells for the Army. Tube Turn Incor. 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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