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Photographs of Stretching Machines

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

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  • 150 ton Plate Stretching Machine, c.1923

    150 ton Plate Stretching Machine, c.1923

    for the Admiralty, c.1923
  • 36 ton Horizontal Section Stretcher, c.1923

    36 ton Horizontal Section Stretcher, c.1923

    for Welstead, c.1923
  • 90 ton Stretching Machine, O/No. 7978, c.1937

    90 ton Stretching Machine, O/No. 7978, c.1937

    for Thos. W Ward Ltd., (for Baker Perkins), c.1937
  • 250 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, O/No. 8213, c.1939

    250 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, O/No. 8213, c.1939

    for Northern Aluminium Co. Ltd., c.1939
  • 150 ton Stretch Forming Machine, views taken during erection and testing, O/No. 9165, c.1940

    150 ton Stretch Forming Machine, views taken during erection and testing, O/No. 9165, c.1940

    for Bristol Aeroplane Company, c.1940
  • 150 ton Stretch Forming Machine, views taken on site c.1941, O/No. 9165, c.1940

    150 ton Stretch Forming Machine, views taken on site c.1941, O/No. 9165, c.1940

    for Bristol Aeroplane Company, c.1940
  • 250 ton Stretching & Detwisting Machine, O/No. 9763, c.1941

    250 ton Stretching & Detwisting Machine, O/No. 9763, c.1941

    for High Duty Alloys, Workington, c.1941
  • 150 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, view taken on site at Rogerstone, O/No. 9846, c.1942

    150 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, view taken on site at Rogerstone, O/No. 9846, c.1942

    for Northern Aluminium Co. Ltd., Rogerstone, c.1942
  • 150 ton Stretching Machine, view taken at Foster Yates & Thomas, Blackburn, O/No. 9846, c.1942

    150 ton Stretching Machine, view taken at Foster Yates & Thomas, Blackburn, O/No. 9846, c.1942

    for Northern Aluminium Co Ltd., Rogerstone, c.1942
  • 560 ton Duplex Stretching & Forming Press, views taken on site, O/No. 4000, c.1943

    560 ton Duplex Stretching & Forming Press, views taken on site, O/No. 4000, c.1943

    for Phillips & Powys Aircraft Co. South Marsden, c.1943
  • 280 ton Stretching & Forming Press, O/No. 4373, c.1943

    280 ton Stretching & Forming Press, O/No. 4373, c.1943

    for the Ministry of Aircraft Production, for Short Bros., Rochester, c.1943
  • 625 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, views taken during erection and on site at James Booth, Kitts Green, Birmingham, O/No. 4653, c.1944

    625 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, views taken during erection and on site at James Booth, Kitts Green, Birmingham, O/No. 4653, c.1944

    for Ministry of Aircraft Production (M.A.P.), c.1944
  • 150 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 4912, c.1944

    150 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 4912, c.1944

    for Director of Navy Contracts (Admiralty), Devonport, c.1944
  • Erco Hysp 300 ton, 75 ton and 150 ton Two-Cylinder Hydraulic Stretch Forming Machines, c.1946

    Erco Hysp 300 ton, 75 ton and 150 ton Two-Cylinder Hydraulic Stretch Forming Machines, c.1946

    Photographs taken c.1946
  • 150 ton Stretching & Forming Machine, O/No. 5518, c.1946

    150 ton Stretching & Forming Machine, O/No. 5518, c.1946

    for Fokker, Amsterdam, c.1946
  • 50 ton Hydraulic Stretching Machine, O/No. 5856, c.1947

    50 ton Hydraulic Stretching Machine, O/No. 5856, c.1947

    for AB Nyby Metallverk, Sweden, c.1947.
  • 150 ton Stretching & Flattening Machine, O/No. 6005, c.1949

    150 ton Stretching & Flattening Machine, O/No. 6005, c.1949

    for Admiralty, c.1949
  • 120 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 6263, c.1950

    120 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 6263, c.1950

    for Steel Company of Wales, c.1950
  • 280 ton Stretching & Forming Machine, O/No. 6709, c.1950

    280 ton Stretching & Forming Machine, O/No. 6709, c.1950

    for Gloster Aircraft Co. Ltd., Gloucester, c.1950
  • 280 ton Stretch Forming Machine, O/No. 6895, c.1951

    280 ton Stretch Forming Machine, O/No. 6895, c.1951

    for Commonwealth of Australia, c.1951
  • 650 ton Stretching & Detwisting Machine, O/No. 3340, c.1951

    650 ton Stretching & Detwisting Machine, O/No. 3340, c.1951

    for Commonwealth of Australia, c.1951
  • 280 ton Stretching and Forming Press, O/No. 5670, c.1954

    280 ton Stretching and Forming Press, O/No. 5670, c.1954

    for Svenska Aeroplan AB, Sweden, c.1954
  • 250 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, O/No. 5950, c.1955

    250 ton Stretching and Detwisting Machine, O/No. 5950, c.1955

    for Southern Forge Ltd., Langley, Bucks, c.1955
  • 4000 ton Plate Stretching Machine, views taken on site, O/No. 57180, c.1959

    4000 ton Plate Stretching Machine, views taken on site, O/No. 57180, c.1959

    for James Booth Aluminium Ltd., Birmingham, c.1959
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