With the post about Makerhaus shutting down, I thought I would post a photo of my own shop - got a few friends over working on some projects:
I wish!
Swiped from the excellent Shorpy website with this caption:
Nov. 17, 1953. "F&R Machine Works, 44-14 Astoria Blvd., Long Island City, N.Y. General view from balcony. C.M. Johnson, client." Busy making whatchamacallits. Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
Gorgeous old machines. They may put more electronics in them and tweak the alloys and fabrication, but the basic technology reached 90% over 50 years ago. You cannot get much more accuracy from today's machines.. Automation and convenience - yes. You can just push a button and walk away. These guys actualy knew how to make stuff.