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Mesta Machine Company engine air head. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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Mesta Machine Company engine air head. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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Okay I give up. I have no idea what this is for.

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Okay I give up. I have no idea what this is for.

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I believe those two gentlemen are saying the same thing.

To me it looks like a type of steady rest for long cylindrical work.

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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I have been following Dave for several years, he is almost as old as I am and I hope he lives for many more years [and I so I can watch him],