Scrap balance cannon. Novel scale was constructed in Akron, Ohio by the Firestone Company in order to get across visually to the public that it takes a lot of scrap metal to provide the steel necessary to make a cannon. This scale actually works, and as the metal scrap was poured into the left-hand portion of the scale, it gradually balanced the one on the right
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Akron (Ohio)
,
41.08139, -81.51889
Source
Library of Congress
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Copyright info
Public Domain