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Creusot Steam Hammer presented by the Creusot factory at the Trocadero...Paris Exposition, 1878. Creator: Unknown.

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The Creusot Steam Hammer presented by the Creusot factory at the Trocadero Garden, Paris Exposition, 1878. A full-scale wooden replica of the towering hammer was built and displayed at the event. The giant steam hammer was built in 1877 by Schneider and Co. in the French industrial town of Le Creusot. With the ability to deliver a blow of up to 100 tons, the Creusot hammer was the most powerful in the world until 1891. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1878.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/PRISMA ARCHIVO FOTOGRÁFICO, S.L.

Notre référence

HRM25A41_208

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

43,6Mo (3,5Mo) / 27,0cm x 40,4cm / 3189 x 4775 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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