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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Riehle testing machines were manufactured by Riehle Brothers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This type of machine was used to gauge a material’s resistance to torsion and loading stresses. Riehle testing machines soon became standard equipment in steel mills, railroad shops, etc.
The caption reads in the original French: Machine de Riehle.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, industrial, machine, physics, reference book
