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Photographs of Shears

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

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  • Richards 'Iron Shark' Shears and Squeeze Boxes

    Richards 'Iron Shark' Shears and Squeeze Boxes

    A selection of photos taken on sites in the USA
  • 250 ton Fielding/Richard Iron Shark Shear, with Power Conveyor and Power Roll, views taken under test and on site, O/No. 62550, c.1962

    250 ton Fielding/Richard Iron Shark Shear, with Power Conveyor and Power Roll, views taken under test and on site, O/No. 62550, c.1962

    for John Lee & Son (Grantham) Ltd., c.1962
  • 300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear, O/No. 63730, c.1964

    300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear, O/No. 63730, c.1964

    for J Norton & Son, Bilston, c.1964
  • 1128 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear and Squeeze Box, views taken on site, O/No. 64040, c.1964

    1128 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear and Squeeze Box, views taken on site, O/No. 64040, c.1964

    for Birds (Swansea) Ltd., c.1964
  • 300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear with Squeeze Box, views taken at Strachan & Henshaw, Bristol, O/No. 64490, c.1965

    300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear with Squeeze Box, views taken at Strachan & Henshaw, Bristol, O/No. 64490, c.1965

    for Otto Lazar, Paris, c.1965
  • 550 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear, O/No. 65100, c.1965

    550 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear, O/No. 65100, c.1965

    for Coopers (Metals) Ltd., Swindon, c.1965
  • 300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear with Pusher, O/No. 65650, c.1966

    300 ton Fielding/Richards Iron Shark Shear with Pusher, O/No. 65650, c.1966

    for Bird Group of Companies for Cardiff, c.1966
  • 350 ton Single-Cut Shear with Mark 5 Squeeze Box (animation), c.1967

    350 ton Single-Cut Shear with Mark 5 Squeeze Box (animation), c.1967

    Prepared by the Publicity Dept. in 1967 for Brochure on Shears
  • 350 ton Single-Cut Hydraulic Shear, views under construction and on site, O/No. 67440, c.1968

    350 ton Single-Cut Hydraulic Shear, views under construction and on site, O/No. 67440, c.1968

    for J Norton & Son (Metals) Ltd., Bilston, c.1968
  • 350 ton 'Fielding' Single Cut Shear and Squeeze Box, O/No. N77610, c.1971

    350 ton 'Fielding' Single Cut Shear and Squeeze Box, O/No. N77610, c.1971

    for Hayes Metals Ltd., Gloucester, c.1971
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