Mercer Tiles
People at Work 4
Pressing Steel Plate
A sheet of hot steel was flattened with a hydraulic press.
A sheet of hot steel was flattened with a hydraulic press.
Reaping with a Sickle
This man leans forward and takes a large bunch of wheat or rye in his left hand. He then cuts the stalks close
to the ground with the sickle in his right hand.
This man leans forward and takes a large bunch of wheat or rye in his left hand. He then cuts the stalks close
to the ground with the sickle in his right hand.
Reaping Machine
A large steel comb combs the stalks of grain, while triangular knives cut the stalks. This machine
replaced the sickle as a tool for reaping crops.
A large steel comb combs the stalks of grain, while triangular knives cut the stalks. This machine
replaced the sickle as a tool for reaping crops.
Pioneer Rifleman
The Kentucky long rifle was first made in the 1930's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
by craftsmen who had come from Germany and Switzerland.
It was lighter and more accurate than the Brown Bess.
The Kentucky long rifle was first made in the 1930's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
by craftsmen who had come from Germany and Switzerland.
It was lighter and more accurate than the Brown Bess.
Riveting Steel Plate
A machine holds together two pieces of steel, with matching holes drilled in them. Then hot rivets are
dropped into the holes, and squeezed from both sides to flatten them as they cool.
All images courtesy of Mrs. Maureen Book.
A machine holds together two pieces of steel, with matching holes drilled in them. Then hot rivets are
dropped into the holes, and squeezed from both sides to flatten them as they cool.
All images courtesy of Mrs. Maureen Book.