William Roberts Foundry, Nelson

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iBase ID

292363

Reference identifier

ENE-N01-M2-3-1

Title

William Roberts Foundry, Nelson

Place

Nelson

General notes

William Roberts Phoenix Foundry, Nelson, Fly Wheel built for a Sheffield Rolling Mill, took a year to build, 25 ton 15ft diameter, to rotate at 120 revs per minute, taking 45 minuets to come to rest. So finely balanced it can be rotated with little effort by hand.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1953

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Subjects

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