Charging floor of Retort House: Operation of filling a retort. The early twentieth century is recalled as the age of mechanisation. This was a time when man further developed the progress of the industrial revolution and learned to adapt the forces of nature to his own needs. This photograph by the Institute of Engineers, is 1908.

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Location: London, England
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