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19th March 2011, 12:15 AM #1.
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Waldrich Siegen Factory Photos - Germany 1936
Last year a seller on Ebay offered a book for auction that featured the photography of Dr Paul Wolff. The book appeared to be a promotional publication for the German firm Waldrich Siegen. The firm manufactured heavy machinery and still does so today.
Wolff's photography is superb and atmospheric. My opinion is that monochrome images of this type leave colour photos in their wake. The restrained graphic design evident in the publication certainly compliments the photographs. Following is a selection of photos the seller featured in his listing. I would have liked to have won that particular auction.
BT
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19th March 2011, 12:23 AM #2Product designer retired
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Fabulous shots. I still can't get my head around how they made machines so large.
At the other end of the scale, how on earth did they make hand guns with such precision?
Obviously, lathes and milling machines were around before guns.
Ken
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19th March 2011, 12:26 AM #3.
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While I'm at it.
One of my favourites. Typical Swiss restraint. This is from a superbly scanned 1961 catalogue owned (and scanned ) by Phillip "Metalman".
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19th March 2011, 01:00 AM #4.
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How did they do it?
I guess files and hammers have been around for a while too. Some mouth waterers from the 15th century. Snapped at the Musee de L'Armee at Les Invalides in Paris. Nikon jammed against the glass of the display cabinet while the guard looked elsewhere.
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19th March 2011, 07:32 AM #5Pink 10EE owner
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19th March 2011, 01:26 PM #6
Hi .RC and Bob,
I was reading about this just a few days ago,
The Shaper was invented by James Nasmyth in 1838, although he called it a steam ram.
The mill came a little earlier in 1818, invented by Eli Whitney to make muskets for a Govt contract.. ( the same Eli Whitney who invented the cotton gin)
Should build a steam powered shaper... that would be a good project...
Regards
Ray
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19th March 2011, 04:28 PM #7
A little Clarification...
A little further reading from the 99% ever reliable wikipedia, casts doubt on the Eli Whitney claims for inventing the milling machine.
Milling machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seems that some claim the machine in question was made after Whitney's death in 1825
While on the subject of historical engineering, I came across this guy who makes armour and historical replica's for movies and such. index
Regards
Ray
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