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Hi John! I didn’t work on the DDI machine, but I do recognise the round pieces in the foreground of the photo. They were parts of ‘Pirelli’ tyre presses that F&P took in for machining, fettling, de-greasing and fitting the insulation into the segments.
I was working on one of these next door in what was part of the medium/light machine shop, on the day that Brian Gage came to tell me I was being made redundant!
I had only just come back in from my lunch break, think I had been over to The New Pilot pub for something to eat and drink. If I rightly remember it was October/November 1981 and by mid afternoon I had gathered all my tools etc and went home. My time, 1964-1981, during which a lot of changes took place!
Chippy Aston
Hi Chippy! Thanks for adding the bit about the Pirelli tyre presses. It fills in yet another piece in the jigsaw! I guess that day will be stamped in your mind forever. Shame that it takes an old photo to bring it back! Nevertheless, thanks for your contribution. John B
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