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    Okay I give up. I have no idea what this is for.
    I believe those two gentlemen are saying the same thing.
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    To me it looks like a type of steady rest for long cylindrical work.

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    Gas blowing engine at the Mesta Machine Company. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    Machine and erecting shop at the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company. McKees Rocks, PA. April, 1904.

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    Turning flywheel in pit lathe at the Mesta Machine Company. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    Mesta Machine Company tin plate mill with flywheels. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    Machining a molded staggered tooth gear at the Mesta Machine Company. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    Squaring shears in a tin plate mill at the Mesta Machine Company. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    Air compressor for a Forth bridge caisson. May, 1884.

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