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2008 - 2010: From Muskets to Motorcars
Overview
What is a machine tool?
Early Industrial Revolution
Revolution in Gun Making
Transfer of Technology
Elements of Armory Practice
Motorcars and Mass Production
What does mass production mean to you?
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2008ExhibitID.JPGFROM MUSKETS TO MOTORCARS:  YANKEE INGENUITY AND THE ROAD TO MASS PRODUCTION:  This exhibit explores how the tools and techniques of precision manufacturing made mass production possible. Enjoy seeing several watches and clocks from the collection of Ed Battison, the museum's founder, added to the exhibit for 2010.



 

Machine Tool

Hall of Fame

Henry Prentiss (1848-1943)
Henry Prentiss (1848-1943)
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Don't Miss...

Saturdays, September 11 and 18

Mobile Manufacturing Exposition

This self-contained educational 'road show' from Springfield VT's River Valley Technical Center introduces students and other visitors to the high-tech world of modern manufacturing through a series of hands-on activities.