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  1. Jan 7, 2021, 06:07 AM #1
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    WW2 Japanese POW camp lathe - photo

    WW2 Japanese prisoner-of-war camp lathe.

    Fullsize image: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...e_fullsize.jpg


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    I've read that before...quite an astonishing story of ingenuity and skill.

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    Here is "the rest of the story". R. Bradley Lathe - made in a POW Camp

    It is indeed fascinating!!!
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  5. Jan 7, 2021, 11:18 PM #4
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    Hi Altair. One can only be impressed by such ingenuity and skill given the limited resources etc.



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