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Interior of Mr Plocek's factory

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Interior of Mr Plocek's factory — The engine room is filled by massive flywheels, a horizontal steam engine, and a rope or belt drive leading to an overhead transmission shaft. A worker stands at the controls.

ID:: desky/deska1652
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Name:: Interior of Mr Plocek's factory
Description:: This is an engine room with a single-cylinder steam engine with valve gear controlled by an axial governor and a rope drive to the line shaft. Identified by Ing. Flimel / The transmission system served to power the machines. / The central unit (steam engine, water wheel, electric motor, diesel generator) / was generally located outside the production areas, and an ingenious system / of belt or chain drives and wheels ensured that power was available / to the individual machines. / <vlad.fiala@quick.cz>
Automatic description:: The engine room is filled by massive flywheels, a horizontal steam engine, and a rope or belt drive leading to an overhead transmission shaft. A worker stands at the controls.
Year:: 1924
Author:: Šechtl & Voseček archive
(no closer identification)
Keywords:: factory, technology, Tábor, Plocek
Automatic keywords:: strojovna, steam engine, setrvačník, transmise, řemenový pohon, strojník, technology
Material:: negative13x18
Categories:: Tábor, Technology, Interiors of factories
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Location:: krabice 57

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