1000 ton Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 6896, c.1933 (Views taken on site)

Order 6896 for Manganese Bronze Co. Ltd., c.1933

D7338/14/7/1/3165
D7338/14/7/1/3166
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/1/3166
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/7/1/3167
Gloucestershire Archives

Photographs 1, 2 and 4 quality photographs were located in 2018 from a batch of early photos, scanned and added to the page.

This press was designed to work on both the direct and indirect extrusion processes and equipped with tools to produce tubes or sections.

Maximum force obtained at 4000 psi. pressure.

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