Ralph Steiner Mechanical Principles 1930

Researching gears for this class, I stumbled across the first video below which is a four minute  excerpt of the full length one below.

The contrast between Steiner’s film and  the video on how a Tesla automobile is made is as different as the times in which each was made.

Masterfully photographed it is a glimpse into our technological past and a vision into a world which remains largely unseen,  just beneath the skin of the machines around us.

Viewing this film eigthy-three years after it was made is like reading a love poem to the craftsmanship, ingenuity, muscles, and sinews of the mechanical age.