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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2145397" data-attributes="member: 5412">I went to a class at Jones and Lampson MT in the 80's, right after they bellied up. The machine tool auction was going on that week. It was amazing to see the tools that made the tools that took us through the early wars in their small museum. For example, there was a lathe used during the war between the states that was foot powered. Just like an old singer sewing machine. It was used to turn the blank cannon rounds to the size of the cannon being used in the field. Most were cast smoothbores, and had to have custom cannon rounds made. These weren't round.</blockquote>