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This Norton cutter-grinder which had been specially adapted to grind cams on the motor shaft for the electric dry shaver which this New England plant normally produces, has now been converted to grind permanent magnet rotors for machine tool motors. The conversion was accomplished with new jigs and fixtures and slight changes in the head. This is a tricky job well suited to the skill of this plant's workers. The metal is alnico and the octagonal shape consists of surfaces which are arcs drawn from the center of the piece. Schick Inc., Stamford, Connecticut

This Norton cutter-grinder which had been specially adapted to grind c...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. In this collection of miscellaneous forgings are link rods, master rods, caps, reduction gear cages, single-row blower cases, cams, and other parts that go to make up Pratt and Whitney engines. The plant at which the picture was taken produces these engines at a rate that would stagger the imagination of Axis industrialists. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. In this collection of ...

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This Norton cutter-grinder which had been specially adapted to grind cams on the motor shaft for the electric dry shaver which this New England plant normally produces, has now been converted to grind permanent magnet rotors for machine tool motors. The conversion was accomplished with new jigs and fixtures and slight changes in the head. This is a tricky job well suited to the skill of this plant's workers. The metal is alnico and the octagonal shape consists of surfaces which are arcs drawn from the center of the piece. Schick Inc., Stamford, Connecticut

This Norton cutter-grinder which had been specially adapted to grind c...

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Production. Airplane propellers. Finished stationary cams for the hydraulic mechanism that adjust the pitch of airplane propeller blades while planes are in action. The Hartford, Connecticut, plant, where they are stored in turning out great numbers of two- three- and four-blade propellers

Production. Airplane propellers. Finished stationary cams for the hydr...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description