Swaging Machine
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Swaging machine, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1860
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Swaging machine, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1860.
The cast iron framing was made in one solid casting. The driving shaft is at the top of the machine, and is belt driven. Five eccentrics work five rams or heads below it, and the anvil or 'swaging blocks' are at the bottom.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- Y1978.10
- Materials:
- iron
- Measurements:
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Overall: 1940 mm x 930 mm x 2070 mm,
overall (estimate): 1950 mm x 2080 mm x 1080 mm,
- type:
- swaging machine
- credit:
- Gift of Green's Economiser Group
