Train wheel production, 19th century. Illustration of a boring machine being used to place connection holes in a locomotive wheel. This factory is pro

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Train wheel production, 19th century. Illustration of a boring machine being used to place connection holes in a locomotive wheel. This factory is producing trains for the Derosne and Cail train company, based in Paris, France. Artwork from volume 2 (1875) of a republication of 'Les Grandes Usines', a multi-volume work on French industry by journalist and author Julien Turgan (1824-1887).

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