1953 US Steel Vintage Ad | “300,000 lb weight”

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This 1953 vintage ad for U.S. Steel has a color photograph of U.S. Steel machinist George Summer with a with a huge piece of steel to be worked with the headline, “He has a 300,000 lb. weight on his mind.

1953 United States Steel Ad
Year Published: 1953
Approximate overall size – inches: 10 x 13
Grade: Excellent

Excerpt:
“That 300,000-pound chunk of steel in the picture is going to be the base for a heavy-duty drop hammer. Since this base is a forging, the hammer will be able to withstand the tremendous pressures needed to work high-alloy steels and non-ferrous metals.

This is a 70 yr. old original vintage ad removed from a 1953 publication and is not a reproduction of any kind.

Wikipedia on U.S. Steel