80 ton new-type Rivetter, O/No. 6725, c.1931

Order 6725 for Arcos Ltd., c.1931

D7338/14/5/1/2998
Gloucestershire Archives
D7338/14/5/1/3003
Gloucestershire Archives

24″ gap x 21″ opening.

It was customary of the time that steel castings included the order number and year in the casting.  Enlarge the second photo and you can see clearly 6725  1931.  The order number and the year.

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