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Commercial Variator

Date: 06 06 1958
Description: A male employee oversees the testing of a Lewellen Commercial Variator in the test lab at Falk.
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Shipping Shield

Date: 06 06 1958
Description: A male employee stands next to a large shipping shield. This shield was purchased by Stearns-Rogers and used by Westinghouse. Original Falk caption reads, ...
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Transporting a Shipping Shield

Date: 10 08 1958
Description: Two male employees help transport a shipping shield. This shield was purchased by Stearns-Roger Company and used by Westinghouse. Original Falk caption rea...
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Two Men Inspecting a Gear

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: Two men inspect a large gear which was later purchased by DeLaval Steam Turbine Company of Trenton, New Jersey. Original Falk caption reads, "This gear is ...
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Ring Gear Casting

Date: 01 16 1959
Description: Two men guide cement blocks that comprise a casting for a gear that will be used in a cement kiln. The final gear was later purchased by F.L. Smidth and Co...
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Man Inspecting Ring Gear

Date: 02 17 1959
Description: A male employee inspects the ring gear which was later purchased by F.L. Smidth and Company of New York, New York, and used by St. Lawrence Cement Company ...
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Equipment Test

Date: 05 20 1959
Description: A man attends to a control panel of a factory machine that tests a large gear. The Falk Corporation later purchased and used this gear. Original Falk capti...
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Man Welding a Gear Generation

Date: 11 13 1959
Description: Two male employees weld a large gear. Original Falk caption reads, "Made in halves, 16 feet to zero inch in diameter on the top. Ribs 4 1/2 OL. Premachine ...
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Men Operating a Machine on the Factory Floor

Date: 11 05 1959
Description: Two male employees operate a large factory machine.
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Boring Mill Table

Date: 02 14 1961
Description: Two men crouch atop of the large gear, while another stands at the side overseeing the lift. This gear was purchased and used by the Ladish Company of Cuda...
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Test of a Prototype

Date: 11 08 1961
Description: A prototype being tested in the research test lab of the Falk Corporation. Original Falk caption reads, "Temperature lube test, 8RT3 Prototype. Set up of l...
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Welding of an Upper Chamber

Date: 03 27 1963
Description: A man welds at the base of an upper chamber. This upper chamber or pressure vessel was purchased by Adamson-United Company of Akron, Ohio, and used by B.F....
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Single Helical Hub Gears

Date: 06 07 1963
Description: Single helical hub gear that was a component of an oxygen furnace drive. This gear was purchased by Morgan Engineering Company and used by Pittsburgh Steel...
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Large Helical Hub Gear

Date: 06 07 1963
Description: Single large helical hub gear that was a component of an oxygen furnace drive. This gear was purchased by Morgan Engineering Company and used by Pittsburgh...
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Fabric Wind Up

Date: 07 27 1963
Description: Fabric wind up that was later purchased and used by B.F. Goodrich of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Falk caption reads,"6F Steelflex coupling black fabric with coati...
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Cross Rail

Date: 12 02 1963
Description: An employee stands near a cross rail that was later purchased by Onnsud Machine Works and used by Avco Corporation for cargo planes. Falk caption reads,"Ma...
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Aluminum Rolling Mill Drive

Date: 01 07 1964
Description: Employees in protective clothing near aluminum rolling mill drive. Falk caption reads,"Drawing number 415731 and 415732, patent number 605385. View shows b...
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Employee at Test Stand

Date: 07 29 1966
Description: Ron Kudlewski, a Falk employee, attends to the test stand for large motors in the High Speed Department. This motor was later purchased and used by the Lou...
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Industry Drive

Date: 04 30 1965
Description: This drive was purchased by Pennsylvania Engineering and used by Republic Steel Cleveland. Falk caption reads,"BOF drive, for specifications see Engineerin...
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Bridge Drives

Date: 04 23 1965
Description: Bridge drives that the City of Milwaukee purchased and used. Falk caption reads,"Unit drives the opening of Broadway Street. Unit opens each half of the br...

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