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    Default 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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    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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    Default 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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    Default 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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    Quote Originally Posted by neksmerj View Post
    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
    Big gear is actually pretty easy to make, just need lots of manpower (just ask the Egyptians)

    Milling machines are a comparably recent invention.. Lathe have been around for a long time and shapers and planers pre-date the milling machine...

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    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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    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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