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  • 250 ton Open Gap Press, O/No. 6230, c.1956

    250 ton Open Gap Press, O/No. 6230, c.1956

    08/08/2013
    for Gerson & Sons, Thailand, c.1956
  • Line of H15 Hydraulic Pumps and Air/Water Accumulator Station, views taken on site, O/No. 58130, c.1959

    Line of H15 Hydraulic Pumps and Air/Water Accumulator Station, views taken on site, O/No. 58130, c.1959

    08/08/2013
    for Chesterfield Cylinders Ltd., c.1959
  • 500 ton Flanging & Joggling Press, O/No. 6487, c.1951

    500 ton Flanging & Joggling Press, O/No. 6487, c.1951

    08/08/2013
    for Russian Trade Delegation, c.1951
  • 400 ton Deep Drawing Press, O/No. 6060, c.1956

    400 ton Deep Drawing Press, O/No. 6060, c.1956

    08/08/2013
    for Clyde Engineering, c.1956
  • Photographs of the 'Top Shop'

    Photographs of the 'Top Shop'

    08/08/2013
    Taken in the late 1950's and early 1960's
  • 5000 ton Single Daylight Platen Press, O/No. 6290, c.1956

    5000 ton Single Daylight Platen Press, O/No. 6290, c.1956

    07/08/2013
    for James Hardie & Company, Australia, c.1956
  • 400 ton Briquetting Press, O/No. 56140, c.1957

    400 ton Briquetting Press, O/No. 56140, c.1957

    07/08/2013
    for Sheepbridge Stokes, c.1957
  • GEC/Fielding Edge Gluing Machine, O/No. 56310, c.1957

    GEC/Fielding Edge Gluing Machine, O/No. 56310, c.1957

    07/08/2013
    for Technopromimport, USSR, c.1957
  • 3000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken on site, O/No. 4270, c.1952

    3000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken on site, O/No. 4270, c.1952

    07/08/2013
    for McKechnie Metals Ltd., Birmingham, c.1952
  • 1500 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press and H3 Pump Room, views taken on site in 1956 following conversion, O/No. 5227 & 5970/55, c.1946 & 1955

    1500 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press and H3 Pump Room, views taken on site in 1956 following conversion, O/No. 5227 & 5970/55, c.1946 & 1955

    07/08/2013
    for McKechnie Metals, Aldridge, c.1946 and 1955
  • Line Illustration of a 'Serck' Vertical Extrusion Press, c.1948

    Line Illustration of a 'Serck' Vertical Extrusion Press, c.1948

    05/08/2013
    Artist's Publicity Literature, c.1949
  • Scrap Metal Baler, O/No. 6764, c.1950

    Scrap Metal Baler, O/No. 6764, c.1950

    03/08/2013
    for Ministry of Supply, c.1950
  • 10 ton Pneumatic Press, O/No. 3210, c.1951

    10 ton Pneumatic Press, O/No. 3210, c.1951

    03/08/2013
    for Court Works Ltd., Shropshire, c.1951
  • 750 ton Downstroking Press, O/No. 6856, c.1951

    750 ton Downstroking Press, O/No. 6856, c.1951

    03/08/2013
    for Joseph Sankey, Wellington, c.1951
  • Gun Straightening Press, O/No. 3640, c.1952

    Gun Straightening Press, O/No. 3640, c.1952

    03/08/2013
    for Ministry of Supply, c.1952
  • 2000 ton Steam Hydraulic Slabbing Press, O/No. 5372, c.1946

    2000 ton Steam Hydraulic Slabbing Press, O/No. 5372, c.1946

    03/08/2013
    from Argentine State Railway, c.1946
  • 500 ton Vertical Straightening Press, O/No. 6332, c.1949

    500 ton Vertical Straightening Press, O/No. 6332, c.1949

    03/08/2013
    for Russian Trade Delegation, c.1949
  • 1000 ton Lead Press, O/No. 6241, c.1949

    1000 ton Lead Press, O/No. 6241, c.1949

    03/08/2013
    for Floyd, c.1949
  • 450 ton Flanging Press, O/No. 6722, c.1951

    450 ton Flanging Press, O/No. 6722, c.1951

    02/08/2013
    for W G Bagnall Ltd., Stafford, c.1951
  • 100 ton Progressive Flanging Press, O/No. 3620, c.1952

    100 ton Progressive Flanging Press, O/No. 3620, c.1952

    02/08/2013
    for J & K Smit, Holland, c.1952
  • 600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6660, c.1950

    600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6660, c.1950

    02/08/2013
    for Hungarian Heavy Industries, c.1950
  • 120 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 6263, c.1950

    120 ton Plate Stretching Machine, O/No. 6263, c.1950

    02/08/2013
    for Steel Company of Wales, c.1950
  • 150 ton Stretching & Flattening Machine, O/No. 6005, c.1949

    150 ton Stretching & Flattening Machine, O/No. 6005, c.1949

    02/08/2013
    for Admiralty, c.1949
  • 1000 ton 'Serck' Type Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 6547, c.1951

    1000 ton 'Serck' Type Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 6547, c.1951

    02/08/2013
    for Wednesbury Tube Co., Bilston, c.1951
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    05/08/2022
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  • Evgeniy on 1500/1700 ton Horizontal Tube Extrusion Presses for direct & indirect processes, O/No. 4080, c.1942

    02/08/2022
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    30/06/2022
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  • Pete Wardle on 2100 ton Upstroking Multi-Daylight Platen Press, O/No. 3010, c.1951

    16/05/2022
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