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29th Oct 2012, 05:57 AM #1
Old Information on Industry and Manufacturing in England
Found this page while trolling around and it has a lot of interesting stuff on it.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of information about industry and manufacturing in Britain from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the present time.
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29th Oct 2012, 03:25 PM #2Senior Member
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That's a great site.
I found this picture of a 1924 Colchester.
It looks like it's a treadle lathe but also optioned up with an electric motor.
How cool is that!
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29th Oct 2012, 05:19 PM #3
yes
+ 1 on that web site
I found this pic of my U.K. friend and his little Morris truck .
File:Im120506LBR-M02.jpg
The tree loving greenies would really like those pedal powered lathes .
Mike
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29th Oct 2012, 05:37 PM #4Senior Member
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29th Oct 2012, 05:48 PM #5
thanks
Thanks for that
The tyres on the Morris-Commercial are Aust. made OLYMPIC brand , the size is 900-13 , an old 1930's size . OLYMPIC here were the last manufacturer of that size , for agricultural implements - until MRF in India began making that size .
The truck has a wireless set in the back .
I will try to find the U tube video .
Ok , this old movie depicts the 8 cwt wireless trucks , in this case HUMBERS . The little trucks were made by Morris, Humber and Ford UK .
ROYAL SIGNAL CORPS TRAINING - British Pathé
Mike
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29th Oct 2012, 05:51 PM #6
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29th Oct 2012, 05:56 PM #7Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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29th Oct 2012, 08:00 PM #8
Might be right BobL .I just looked at the box beside the motor and it may be a DC transformer to run the DC braking system.
Micheal.
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31st Oct 2012, 11:16 PM #9Senior Member
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Anyone want to put their hand up to start an Australian version??
We have bemoaned the shrinking of Aussie manufacturing many times here on this very forum, after all.
A.
PS, I don't know how, so bags not me.
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31st Oct 2012, 11:31 PM #10Senior Member
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Anyone want to put their hand up to start an Australian version??
We have bemoaned the shrinking of Aussie manufacturing many times here on this very forum, after all.
A.
PS, I don't know how, so bags not me.