One day these are multimillion-dollar warmachines and the next they are museum pieces.
这些如今价值数百万美元的战争武器，明天就会进入历史的博物馆。
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In the late 1940's the industrial sector was very strong and shifted its focus from creating warmachines to automobiles and consumer goods (refrigerators, washing machines and home entertainment).
在40年代末期，强大美国工业由制造战争武器转向制造汽车和消费品，如冰箱洗衣机家庭娱乐设施等。
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Conquerors seized them as especially precious spoils of war; tourists came to see and hear these machines the way they made pilgrimages to sacred relics.