1877 Le Creusot world's largest steam hammer

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That is amazing. The first thing I noticed was the resemblance to the tower and wondered which was made first. The next thing I wondered is what they were hammering with 100tons? Then to be able to control it to break and egg into a wine glass blows my mind. Only the French would have made a steam hammer estheticaly pleasing, not to mention the two curved cranes to either side.
Simply magnificent.