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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of theProduction Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of Production Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

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Second Lieutenant Samuel S. Junkin, Jr., U.S. Army Air Force of Natchez, Mississippi, at a Canadian army hospital in Britain. He has been awarded two high United States for bravery: the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. He was decorated by Brigadier General F.O.D. Hunter, Commanding General, Fighter Command, U.S. Eight Air Force while in the hospital recovering from wounds received at the combined operations raid at Dieppe. Left to right: Brigadier General H.A. Craig, Brigadier General L.I. Truscott, Jr., Captain A.H. Willetts, RAF (Royal Air Force) Brigadier General F.O.D. Hunter, and Second Lieutenant Junkin

Second Lieutenant Samuel S. Junkin, Jr., U.S. Army Air Force of Natche...

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Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Colonel H.B. Hambleton, Chief of Army Ordnance's Gage Section explains the virtues of a glass plug gauge to Mr. Thornton Lewis and Brigadier General H.F. Safford (left to right). Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Colonel H.B. Hambleton, Ch...

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