The book of the fair; an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 (1893)
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 · Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Co. · leaf 121
3i8 THE BOOK OF THE FAIR … HOISTING ENGINES the first steam coining-press used by the government, and among other interesting exhibits are machines which transform solid bars of steel into wire netting for gallery fences and for use as substitutes for lathing, with such as make hooks and eyes, chains, and steel fence posts.…
