780 ton Lead Extrusion Press, O/No. 5339, c.1946

Order 5339 for Metals and Alloys Ltd., Canada, c.1946

D7338/14/10/4165
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/10/4166
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/4/4144
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/4/4145
Gloucestershire Archives

Photos 3 & 4 are of experimental dies for the production of 1″ o/d x 1/2″ bore lead pipe.

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