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[brucegodlesky]

I saw these pictures at the NW Pa steam show on Friday. I believe this is from the Mesta machine shop in Homestead Pa.

[NeatGuy]

That is the mesta 50k ton press.

http://files.asme.org/ASMEORG/Commun...marks/5488.pdf

[ptree]

At the Henry vogt Machine Co. in louisville Ky, we had a somewhat similar press. It was a BLH, 1100 ton. Ran on Water hydraulic fluid, and was built in 1913. Scrapped in 1993 or 1994. Every Liberty ship and victory ship ever made had the steam headers made in the HVM press.

[brucegodlesky]

Thanks guys for the correction. There were other photos posted of area mills and equipment. Amazing!!