Steel production for war materiel in the United States during World War II. Worker in factory with open tilting windows. Coil of steel rod suspended by crane. Worker feeds end of steel rod into reducing die, through which it is pulled by machine power. Worker uses gauge to check diameter of emerging steel. Steel being pulled and wound as wire in spools. Barbed wire being made by a machine that twists pointed lengths of steel wire on another wire passing through the machine.
By means of special machines in a steel mill, a hot billet of solid steel is pierced and transformed into a seamless tube. Rolling reduces the thickness of the wall of the tube and increases its Length. Operator is seen as the tube is run through a reeling mill to make the wall thickness uniform.and round up the tube. View of tubing being cold drawn by machine to improve its surface,consistency and strength. Other steel products like sheets, rails strips etc are manufactured with the help of specialized equipment. People inspect the machines. Tin sheets are ready to be used.
Soldiers in full battle dress march on a field and climb into Ford Motor Company amphibious jeeps parked along a tree-lined street near Detroit, Michigan, in World War 2. They drive along a muddy path leading to a river, where they plunge into the water near a bridge. Views of amphibious jeeps entering water from a park-like area. They travel in loose formations and some join together, side-by-side. Views of the soldiers maneuvering in their amphibious jeeps in the water. Several jeeps leaving the water by driving up a river bank.
Soldiers in full battle dress ride in Ford Motor Company amphibious jeeps during an Army demonstration and test in World War 2. They enter a river from a park and maneuver in the water in their jeeps. Closeups of some from a bridge, as they drive under it in the water. Flotilla of jeeps maneuvering in the water. Glimpse of two soldiers standing on the bridge as a jeep passes underneath. Closeup of a jeep driving up onto a river bank.).
Soldiers in full battle dress test drive Ford Motor Company anphibious jeeps during World War 2. Film begins showing an amphibious jeep backing up in a marsh and then plunging into a river. View of two soldiers standing guard on a bridge, as several jeeps drive under it in the water. Flotilla of jeeps maneuvering in the water. Glimpse of two soldiers standing on the bridge as a jeep passes underneath. Closeup of a jeep driving up onto a river bank. Closeup of one driving past the camera. View from atop the bridge, where the two soldiers are standing. View downward from bridge as a jeep passes underneath. View from bridge as jeeps pass in both directions in the water underneath.
Numerous views of amphibious jeeps racing from land into a river in Army tests of Ford Motor Company anphibious jeeps during World War 2. The jeeps carry Army troops with full field packs. After plunging into the water, a group of the jeeps drives through the water in loose formation at a relatively slow speed. Closeups os several jeeps leaving the water and climbing a river bank.