Posted by Daryl in Oz [162.158.1.42] on Tuesday, March 08, 2016 at 06:33:58 :
In Reply to: Reminds me of Matt posted by Joe Cimoch [173.245.56.142] on Monday, March 07, 2016 at 19:05:46 :
Back in the day a lot of production processes were belt driven from overhead shafts and pullets. The main drive for a lot would be a stem engine in a separate building, with steam generated in an attached boiler-house. Some factories here were still using steam into the early '60's, eventually to be replaced by individual electric motors during the transition to modern machinery.