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Detroit, Michigan. An operation at the Cadillac motor car division of General Motors Corporation (?) with a jig holding two parts in a vise. A worker suggested the design for a jig to hold six of these parts at once, and so cut down handling time
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Detroit, Michigan. An operation at the Cadillac motor car division of General Motors Corporation (?) with a jig holding two parts in a vise. A worker suggested the design for a jig to hold six of these parts at once, and so cut down handling time

Siegel, Arthur S. · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineDetroit, Michigan. An operation at the Cadillac motor car division of General Motors Corporation (?) with a jig holding two parts in a vise. A worker suggested the design for a jig to hold six of thes. 1942-01-01. Siegel, Arthur S.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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