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Hercules Powder Company tree stump handling in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of Hercules Powder Company processing tree stumps at their Brunswick, Georgia plant for use in their cellulose products. Footage shows stumps being removed from railroad cars by crane and dropped into…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Cellulose industry, Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Naval stores industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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Heat treatment tank at Hercules Brunswick plant
- Circa 1960-Jul
General view of several employees using a crane to move a heat treatment tank in preparation for the expansion of rosin-making facilities at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Brunswick, Georgia. One of two Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Tharp, Gil
- Subject Naval stores industry, Employees, Chemical industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Machinery
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Dow Chemical Company Bromide plant
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of Derrick No. 1 and assorted buildings at the Dow Chemical Company Bromide plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Cranes, derricks, etc., Bromides
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Plate 176: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; roller thrust bearing.
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Plate 177: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base. Includes details of machine parts hidden within, pictured at right top and bottom.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; ratchet; roller thrust…
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Plate 175: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on four casters.
Mechanics: capstan bars; hand crank; worm and worm gear; lewis.
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Plate 174: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: capstan bars; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 173: Two cranes for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Top: for lifting weights of any size from a ship or barge. Bottom: for moving and pulling heavy weights.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel.
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Plate 169: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Especially useful for lifting stones, mortar, and other construction material.
Mechanics: inertia chain; spur gear and lantern; lewis.
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Plate 168: Two cranes for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Left: for lifting stones, mortar, and other construction materials for large buildings. Right: for lifting bales, barrels, and other merchandise from a ship.
Mechanics: inertia chain; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 172: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel; lewis.
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Plate 171: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Especially useful in the construction of large buildings.
Mechanics: hand crank; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; rope drive; flywheel.
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Plate 170: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
