LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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A CARVING MACHINEFrontispiece
MEASURING MACHINES34
A CASH REGISTER45
LATHE TURNING A BIG GUN59
LATHE FOR BORING 16-INCH GUN65
A STEAM HAMMER72
A HUGE HYDRAULIC PRESS82
A PEDRAIL TRACTION ENGINE108
GREAT GAS ENGINE FOR BLAST FURNACES128
MOTOR-CAR AND MOTOR-BOAT151
A MOTOGODILLE156
A MOTOR LAWN MOWER182
UP-TO-DATE FIRE BRIGADE ENGINES186
HOISTING A HEAVY GUN ON BOARD MAN-OF-WAR204
FIXING A RAM TO A BATTLESHIP228
A TRIPOD CRANE237
MODERN DIVING APPARATUS245
COALING AT SEA271
A TRANSPORTER BRIDGE AT BIZERTA278
A CANAL LIFT289
AN AMERICAN CUTTER AND BINDER322
A MOTOR PLOUGH327
GIRL CARVING BY MACHINERY343
THE REXER GUN352