Greasing palms as well as machines

摘要

We continue our regular series of instalments from the book "60 years with men and machines" - the autobiography of US machinist and author Fred Herbert Colvin_(1867-1965). His first-hand experiences of those bygone days are sure to give us unique and fascinating insights into the era which laid the foundations of the industry today. It is the late 1880's and Fred's eyes are openedto the world of graft and corruption ...