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Flour Packer and Testing Machine
The design of this flour packer machine made it the perfect device for efficiently filling bags with flour. The S. Howes Company in Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, manufactured it around 1900.
The testing machine, made in Buffalo, determined the strength of metal. Manufacturing equipment like these examples serve as a testament to Western New York’s rich history as an industrial and trade center.
NYSM H.1972.94.2 Gift of Milton J. Hart; H-1976.236.2
Guiding Questions:
- Why would companies need machines like the flour packer or the metal-testing machine?
- Do machines today do the same job?
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