American Steel & Wire Company, subsiiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. One section of the course wire department, These draw blocks have a 26 inch diameter take up block and are used to draw very large wire...
American Steel & Wire Company, subsiiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. General view of wet wire drqwing room cleaning and coating house. Wires to be drawn on wet wire drawing machines are immersed in an acid...
American Steel & Wire Company, subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. Syncro wire drawing machine. This type of machine makes 7 to 14 continuous drafts. The milk-like liquid is for the purpose of lubricating...
Shape wire specimens in cross section
Text on photo: "Shape wire has countless uses including the making of small machine parts. Cold drawn in long lengths by American Steel & Wire Company. Collection numbers 785 pieces – no duplicates. ...
American Steel & Wire Company, subsiiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. Bull-block used in making a single reduction on very heavy steel rod . Plain carbon and alloy steel wire for the fabrication of heavy bolts...
American Steel & Wire Company, subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. General view of on section of the coarse wire drawing department. Each machine is capable of performing 6 and 8 drafts in one continuous...
American Steel and Wire Company, Donora Works, Donora, Pennsylvania. Wire is drawn down through a hole in a hardened steel plate and reduced to the finished size
American Steel and Wire Company, Donora Works, Donora, Pennsylvania. Barbed wire machine in operation. Barbs are wrapped around the two support strands and cut to length and shape before the support strands are twisted.
Text on photo: "This room contains specimens of more than four hundred patented styles of Barbed Wire Fencing, also models of Barbed Wire Machines and Fence Stretchers."
American Steel & Wire Company, subsiiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. Crimping machine producing a strand of 28 wires for use in revolving brushes for industrial and fine jewelry finishing
Text on photo: "Patent for which (No. 67,117) was issued July 23, 1867, to William D. Hunt, whose claim read: 'providing the wires of a wire fence with a series of spur-wheels.' In 1875 Hunt applied for a re-issue. The patent was re-issued (No....
Text on photo: "A determined and persistent, but ultimately defeated, opponent of Washburn & Moen and I.L. Ellwood in the famous Barbed Wire litigation which began in 1874 and continued until the United States Supreme Court decision of Feb. 29,...
Barbed Wire Salesmen, Chicago. Left to right, standing: Peter J. McManus, George F. Rummel, Ralph Eastman, James P. Tufts, R.D. Carver, -- Stewart, Thomas F. Farmer.
Seated: Emery T. Ambler, Leroy W. Garoutte, Charles Eastman, J.T. McDonald,...
