1879 Article Ingersoll Rock Drill Vintage Apparatus Machine Park Place New MAB1 YTR2 Keywords specific to this image:

Keywords specific to this image: Mandarin

Rambin of Overton

Some of the men are wearing sombreros which are traditionally made of straw and the name comes from the word "sombra" which means "shade

The caption refers to it as being "The English Heart of India

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1879 Article Ingersoll Rock Drill Vintage Apparatus Machine Park Place New MAB1 YTR2 Keywords specific to this image:This is an original 1879 two page (1 page, double sided) print article about the Ingersoll Rock Drill, manufactured by Ingersoll Rock Drill Company, Park Place, New York. Fig 1. represents the drill supported on a tripod and working downward in the open air by steam; Fig. 2 shows the same drill, driven by compressed air, working forward in a horizontal tunnel, and supported on a railroad truck. Please see both images. CONDITION This 132+ year old Item