1904 Factory Floor

Westinghouse Wheel Room

An interesting vintage film from 1904 showing a long pan shot of the interior of Westinghouse’s streetcar wheelroom, featuring several dozen men with hammers.

They sure spent a lot of time banging things with hammers here. The finale is a guy with a real big hammer. Along the way (I think the cameraman was hung from the traveling crane) several men in bowlers and bow ties ensure the hammering is on pace.

Around the 1 minute mark I think part of the roof falls in, almost beaning a guy right on his bowler with what looks like a piece of pipe. Or perhaps someone let fly the hammer.

I don’t think we even have a hammer in our Fast Tracks fixture factory….

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 04-20-2008 | 09:04 AM
Posted in: Picture of the Day