Scrap Baling Press, with H3 Pump, O/No. 5640, c.1947

Order 5640 for British Aluminium, c.1947

D7338/14/10/4270
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/5/4271
Gloucestershire Archives

Box size 5′ 6″ x 2′ 6″ x 2′ 0″ deep.

Bale size 2′ 6″ x 1′ 6″ x 6″ – 11″ deep.

Horizontal ram 60 tons. Vertical ram 120 tons. Final specific pressure 32 tons/sq. in.

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