520 Gallon Air/Water Hydraulic Accumulator and H15 Pumps, views taken on site, O/No. 58240, c.1959

Order 58240 for Chesterfield Tube Ltd, c.1959

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Gloucestershire Archives
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Gloucestershire Archives
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Gloucestershire Archives
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Gloucestershire Archives
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Gloucestershire Archives

This accumulator was the hydraulic power supply for a 2750 ton Loewy Extrusion Press used for extruding stainless steel pipe.  The plant ownership changed to the name Sterling Tubes and became a separate business.

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