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Test of a Prototype
November 8, 1961
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 low temperature lube test."
Checking a Gear
December 29, 1970
A male employee, Dennis Zastrow, inspects a gear in the gear lab.
G Series Gear Couplings
March 13, 1974
View of a gear test at Falk that is done to "show parallel alignment of hubs with unequal diameters."- according to original Falk caption.
Sound Test Setup
May 20, 1970
A male employee, Karl Johns, attends to a sound test.
Frigate Gear
April 30, 1958
Close-up view of a frigate gear that was later used by the United States Navy.
