The Morse cotton baling press. John H. Ladd and Co. New York, United States. Mechanical press capable of exerting a pressure of six million pounds, in twelve seconds, on the cotton bale, reducing its volume to one-sixth, reducing freight costs and loading and unloading times. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.
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The Morse cotton baling press. John H. Ladd and Co. New York, United States. Mechanical press capable of exerting a pressure of six million pounds, in twelve seconds, on the cotton bale, reducing its volume to one-sixth, reducing freight costs and loading and unloading times. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Date

1883

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A35_152

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33.5Mo (4.3Mo) / 23.0cm x 36.5cm / 2717 x 4315 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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