1800 US ton (16MN) Horizontal Extrusion Press, (No.2 Press), views taken prior to despatch, on a barge and on site, O/No. 31-65980, c.1994

Order 31-65980 for Elixir Industries Inc., Douglas, Georgia, USA, c.1994

R054 (used in the book entitled 'Memories of Gloucester' [p89] published in the year 2000).

By kind permission of Rhodes Interform Ltd.

TL011 (used as cover photo for a press brochure)

Kindly supplied by Tim Lodge

PR0025

The Paul Regester Collection

PR0025A

The Paul Regester Collection

PR0027 Sheeting up

The Paul Regester Collection

PR0027A Oops - nearly lost it!! (when a balance valve was not opened)

The Paul Regester Collection

TL011A

Kindly supplied by Tim Lodge

TL011B

Kindly supplied by Tim Lodge

This No. 2 press, was transported to the port of Savannah on the West Coast and transported to Douglas by rail. The transportation and installation was overseen and undertaken by F & P Acceptance Engineer, David Jones. The Handling Gear was of Edwards design and part-manufactured locally.

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