Birmingham Patent File Co
1869 The Engineer reported the results of the auction sale of the works' plant and tools.[1] Examples:-
Drilling/boring machine by W. Collier and Co
A Parnacott's patent emery-grinding wheel
A very powerful hydraulic press by Greenwood and Batley
A very powerful and valuable shaping machine on 6ft. planed bed by Hulse, with two sliding tabies, 24in.
square each, with screw vice, pair of cramps for slitting screws, etc.
'A very massive and powerful roll-turning lathe, by Walter May and Co., with 28in. centre, slide rest, on 12ft. planed bed, sliding edge stocks, five-speed cone pulley, change wheels, chuck,
&c., also the overhead motion ... complete, £65 . [This was also cheap, being nearly new]'
'An excellent planing machine, by Fox Brothers, Derby, with
table, 7ft. by 1ft 9in., on 9ft. 6in. bed, on strong supports, with
fast and loose pulleys, complete ; also additional apparatus for
planing curved surfaces, cam, &c., £80. [A fair price]'
'A valuable file cutting machine, by Greenwood and Batley, Leeds, with extra apparatus for cutting horse rasps; also a lot of costly experimental apparatus. [Passed]'
'An excellent 12-horse power horizontal high-pressure steam
engine, with expanding valve, by Walter May and Co'
'A very powerful stamping mnchine, by Walter May and Co., on very massive bed and standards, with 6ft. fly wheel, ..., £29. (Very cheap, it having
cost £140.)'
Rolling mills
'A Valuable grinding apparatus, consisting of an emery and
cast iron grinding wheel, 10ft. diameter, 12in. on face, with wrought
iron bonnet, on 12ft. shaft, 6in. diameter, with plummer blocks and
brasses, .... £42. [This machinery, as before stated, cost nearly £3000. It is far too costly for the purpose
intended, and although new, was bought to break up].'