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Interior View showing man working on jolt and squeeze moulding machine

SC 787505

Description Interior View showing man working on jolt and squeeze moulding machine

Date 3/5/1971

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 787505

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Caledonian Stove & Iron Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk This shows a jolt-squeeze moulding machine in the moulding shop. The moulding box on the table of the machine, sitting on top of a plate pattern, is filled with greensand and vibrated (jolted) by the machine to ensure that the mould is properly filled. It will then be squeezed to consolidate the sand. This foundry had the last large floor-moulding shop for flat castings in the Scottish iron founding industry. The firm was in family ownership until 1961, and was by 1971 owned by Midland Industries. The foundry has since closed and been demolished. This foundry was established in the late 19th century to make heating and cooking stoves, a speciality of three firms in the Falkirk and Bonnybridge areas: this one, Lane & Girvan; Smith & Wellstood: and R & A Main. This one still made stoves, as well as catering equipment and switchgear castings. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/71/37/1

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/787505

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 147) Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

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