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Company History - 8-mm movie images Part 1

This is the oldest moving picture left in Kohara Gear copied on 35 mm film from a news story "Saitama's Culture - No.1" produced by SAITAMA SHINBUNSHA (The Saitama Press) circa 1953 introducing four enterprises in Saitama prefecture.

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(File size 20 MB)

The contents

The title of the news story "Gears, the Heart of Machines"		The founder played the lead
Stacked change gears for lathe seen displayed on the left		A bevel gear in gear-cutting process with a milling machine
Gleason's straight bevel generator		Fellow's Gear Shaper
A self-made hobbing machine for gear cutting		A motor tricycle loaded with gears leaving for delivery

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