High-quality black-and-white photographs of large old machines and tools

[Big Sexy]

I meant circumference, thanks for the correction! It was past my bedtime lol.

[Jon]

Ore unloading dock, looking south. Dock, built in 1908, featured two 10-ton-capacity Hulett unloaders (shown here) built by the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co. of Cleveland. - Central Furnaces, 2650 Broadway, east bank of Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

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More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulett

[Jon]

Interior detail of main door and north wall of building 390; camera facing northwest. - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Forge Shop, Railroad Avenue, southwest corner of Railroad Avenue and Twelfth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA.

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[Jon]

1961 J.I. Case steam tractor.

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[McDesign]

Man, how far we've come in 58 years!

Forrest - a '63 model

[Quinton 357]

That is a 1920 model sir.

[Jon]

That is a 1920 model sir.

You're right, that's my error. It's a 150, right?

[Quinton 357]

Not sure on that. Could even be a 190.

[hemmjo]

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[12bolts]

I find it quite interesting that even with that fair sized hub and all those spokes they still used a style of square drive to get the power to the wheel