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Steel wire and barbed wire production in the United States (WW2)

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.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031514
Fabrication of seamless steel tubing during WWII

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.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031515
Shipyard in operation during WWII. Ships in various stages of construction. Launching of ship, sideways, into river

American shipyard in operation with a number of ships in various stages of construction during World War II. Two Landing Ship Tank (LST) ships are seen, surrounded by scaffolding. Workers walking about the yard. Several ships under construction, are seen from their sterns, surrounded by scaffolding. A powered derrick stands by one ship. Group of official visitors walks through the yard. Derrick raises a large section of ship. Visitors walk out of an LST under construction. Crowd gathered to watch launching of a ship, which goes down a set of ways, sideways, into river.Crew member seen on deck. Tugboat assists newly launched ship and lines are fastened to it.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031524
Steel mill operations. Views of belt-driven rollers, for sheet steel, in operation

Running belts move in to engage roller during sheet metal rolling operations in Ford plant. The driving belt assembly disengages and the roller stops. This process is repeated several times and shown in several views.

Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031525
Ford steel mill operations. Extrusion, rod cutting, shaking sand cores from cast iron pipe

A hot steel rod with square cross section is extruded from a machine. Underside view of actuators for devices that shake sand cores loose from newly made cast iron pipe. A worker watches parallel set of round steel rods pass under his machine. Then he cuts them, all at once, into proper length. Topside view of the machinery for loosening sand cores in newly made cast iron pipe.

Date: 1937
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031526
View of Ford Steel Plan, in which auto parts are fabricated. New auto fenders moving in production line.

Machinery forming auto parts from sheet metal in Ford plant. New auto fenders move via chain conveyor in production line. Factory workers sort them and place some on different conveyors.

Date: 1937
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031527