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Photographs of Bending Presses

Here you can see photographs of Bending Presses made by Fielding and Platt.

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  • 725 ton Plate Bender, c.1919

    725 ton Plate Bender, c.1919

    for Kincaid, c.1919
  • 100 ton Bender & Straightener, c.1919

    100 ton Bender & Straightener, c.1919

    for J B Corrie, c.1919
  • Vertical Plate Bender, c.1920

    Vertical Plate Bender, c.1920

    client and location unknown, estimated 1920s
  • 30 ton Pipe Bender, c.1923

    30 ton Pipe Bender, c.1923

    for Aiton & Co., c.1923
  • 30 ton Pipe Bender, bollard type, c.1924

    30 ton Pipe Bender, bollard type, c.1924

    for J MacEwen, c.1924
  • 275 ton Plate Edge Bender, c.1929

    275 ton Plate Edge Bender, c.1929

    for Beardmore, c.1929
  • 250 ton Bender with 50 ton Stretcher, O/No. 8304, c.1938

    250 ton Bender with 50 ton Stretcher, O/No. 8304, c.1938

    for Reynold Tube Co. c.1938
  • 120 ton Hydraulic Pipe Bender, O/No. 8559, c.1939

    120 ton Hydraulic Pipe Bender, O/No. 8559, c.1939

    for Agmi Petroleum Co. c.1939
  • 30 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 8841, c.1940

    30 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 8841, c.1940

    for I.C.I. Metals Ltd., Birmingham, c.1940
  • 200 ton Vertical Plate Bender, O/No. 9270, c.1941

    200 ton Vertical Plate Bender, O/No. 9270, c.1941

    for English Steel Corporation, Manchester, c.1941
  • 1000 ton Vertical Plate Straightener, O/No. 9273, c.1941

    1000 ton Vertical Plate Straightener, O/No. 9273, c.1941

    for English Steel Corporation, Manchester, c.1941
  • 3300 ton Vertical Hydraulic Plate Bender, O/No. 4756, c.1944

    3300 ton Vertical Hydraulic Plate Bender, O/No. 4756, c.1944

    for G A Harvey & Co. (London) Ltd., c.1944
  • 80 ton Pipe Bender, view taken in the Pipe Shop, O/No. 4791, c.1944

    80 ton Pipe Bender, view taken in the Pipe Shop, O/No. 4791, c.1944

    for Fielding & Platt Ltd., Gloucester, c.1944
  • 10 ton Pipe Bender for 1" dia. to 3" dia. pipe, O/No. 4850, c.1944

    10 ton Pipe Bender for 1" dia. to 3" dia. pipe, O/No. 4850, c.1944

    for Anglo Iranian Oil Co. c.1944
  • 220 ton Vertical Plate Bender, O/No. 4868, c.1945

    220 ton Vertical Plate Bender, O/No. 4868, c.1945

    for India Store Dept., India, c.1945
  • 120 ton Horizontal Bending & Straightening Press, 18" Stroke, with Towler pumps, O/No. 5061, c.1945

    120 ton Horizontal Bending & Straightening Press, 18" Stroke, with Towler pumps, O/No. 5061, c.1945

    for Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd., Loughborough, c.1945
  • Hydraulic Pipe Bender, c.1940s

    Hydraulic Pipe Bender, c.1940s

    Name of Client and Order Number unknown.
  • 60 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5079, c.1945

    60 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5079, c.1945

    for the Admiralty, Bath, c.1945
  • 120 ton Horizontal Straightening Press, 18" Stroke with Fraser two-stage pump, O/No. 5163, c.1945

    120 ton Horizontal Straightening Press, 18" Stroke with Fraser two-stage pump, O/No. 5163, c.1945

    for LMS Railways, Derby, c.1945
  • 80 ton Rail Bender with Fraser Mono-Radial Pump, O/No. 5326, c.1946

    80 ton Rail Bender with Fraser Mono-Radial Pump, O/No. 5326, c.1946

    for Lewis Bros. Cardiff, c.1946
  • 16 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5418, c.1946

    16 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5418, c.1946

    for LMS Railway, Derby, c.1946
  • 3600 ton Plate Bender, O/No. 5555, c.1946

    3600 ton Plate Bender, O/No. 5555, c.1946

    for John Brown Co. Ltd., Clydebank, c.1946
  • 40 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5579, c.1946

    40 ton Pipe Bender, O/No. 5579, c.1946

    for LMS Railway Co Ltd., Derby, c.1946
  • A 'Fielding' Pipe Bender, c.1947

    A 'Fielding' Pipe Bender, c.1947

    Photograph taken in 1947
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