Machine Age

The Atwater Kent radio factory, owned by Arthur Atwater Kent , was the largest maker of radios in the United States in the 1920s. This set o...

A behind-the-scenes look at a new exhibition of Charles Sheeler’s striking work reveals a critical skill for all photographers

CNC Cookbook: Project Wish List : Engine Projects

Mesta Machine Company employee stands next to a molded staggered tooth gear at the company's West Homestead facility, 1913.

Radial Drill

Women. Back in 1917 they were not seen very often at BASF. In fact their appearance had something of an exotic character here at the gas engine power house or at the production facilities in general. During World War One, however, it became increasingly common for women to work in place of men – although only until the men returned to their jobs. It was not until after World War Two that the notion of women in the workforce lost the character of a temporary ‘emergency measure’. The first…

Some stuff I've had and still have That is a huge English wheel!

The lightbulb, telephone, and sewing machine were all invented during the Second Industrial Revolution and helped to define 19th-century America.

The first practical steam engine was developed by Thomas Newcomen in the early eighteenth century. Steam was one of the driving forces behind the industrial revolution, allowing mills and other factories to be located away from rivers.