jack forsberg
06-05-2013, 7:47 AM
In 1899 BTH chose Rugby, Warwickshire, as site for new factory, due to its good accessibility by rail and a local coal supply.
1900 BTH bought Glebe Farm (on the west side of Mill Road north of the railway) for £10,000, from Thomas Hunter and Co (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Thomas_Hunter_and_Co&action=edit&redlink=1), on which to build the factory. The Power Act of 1900 was passed. It allowed BTH and British Westinghouse (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/British_Westinghouse) to win new contracts to supply electric power to large areas of the country.
BTH made many of the motors in Wadkin one being the PK and PP and many of the R family line of wadkin machines in the late 40s to 60s.
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/BTH
picked this motor up for small money
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/002_zps3e0c50c2.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/003_zpsd3f6ff4b.jpg
It came atatched to this old vacuum pump too that should made a good press
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/004_zpsfda440f0.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/005_zps23bb2840.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/006_zps1b092494.jpg
Any here made a vacuum pump press that can share what i would need to make one?
jack
English machines
1900 BTH bought Glebe Farm (on the west side of Mill Road north of the railway) for £10,000, from Thomas Hunter and Co (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Thomas_Hunter_and_Co&action=edit&redlink=1), on which to build the factory. The Power Act of 1900 was passed. It allowed BTH and British Westinghouse (http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/British_Westinghouse) to win new contracts to supply electric power to large areas of the country.
BTH made many of the motors in Wadkin one being the PK and PP and many of the R family line of wadkin machines in the late 40s to 60s.
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/BTH
picked this motor up for small money
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/002_zps3e0c50c2.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/003_zpsd3f6ff4b.jpg
It came atatched to this old vacuum pump too that should made a good press
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/004_zpsfda440f0.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/005_zps23bb2840.jpg
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/tool613/006_zps1b092494.jpg
Any here made a vacuum pump press that can share what i would need to make one?
jack
English machines