350 ton Tubular Cold Forming Press, O/No. 59780, c.1960

Order 59780 for Austin Motor Company, c.1960

D7338/14/5/10/5498
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/10/5522
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/10/5523
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/11/5557 Copy kindly supplied by Clive Forster
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/10/5561
Gloucestershire Archives

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  • Ollie Vallender at the controls in Hyd 2 and I notice from the 2nd and 3rd photos that they must have been taken around Christmas time as there are decorations in the Despatch office. Unfortunately I can’t make out who the person is in the office in photo number 3.                Chippy Aston.

    By Graham Aston (16/10/2014)

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