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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Company's hard formation rock bit type R-1, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The Hughes Tool Company's hard formation rock bit type R-1 was the engineering marvel on which the Hughes fortune was founded. The bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father.

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