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1911 Works erected. | |||
1931 The TN8, an eight-cylinder vee engine, was built for the steel rolling mills of '''Pemberton Tinplate Co''' by [[Blackstone and Co]]. Its job was to drive a four-mill rolling plant with a 110 tons flywheel at 36 rpm continuously for five and a half days a week (126 hours), twelve months a year. In addition it had to provide all the electric power for driving hot and cold rolls, shears and bar cutters, the cranes and the lighting. | |||
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Tinplate and Blackplate. (Stand No. D.328).<ref>* [[1937 British Industries Fair]] p400</ref> | |||
1939 After the formation of the [[Llanelly Associated Tinplate Companies]], this was one of only 2 independent tin plate makers in Wales. | |||
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* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Lloyd5.html] A History of Carmarthenshire | |||
* [http://www.oldengine.org/members/blkstone/History4.htm] Old Engines | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 24 December 2023
of Llanelly, South Wales
1911 Works erected.
1931 The TN8, an eight-cylinder vee engine, was built for the steel rolling mills of Pemberton Tinplate Co by Blackstone and Co. Its job was to drive a four-mill rolling plant with a 110 tons flywheel at 36 rpm continuously for five and a half days a week (126 hours), twelve months a year. In addition it had to provide all the electric power for driving hot and cold rolls, shears and bar cutters, the cranes and the lighting.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Tinplate and Blackplate. (Stand No. D.328).[1]
1939 After the formation of the Llanelly Associated Tinplate Companies, this was one of only 2 independent tin plate makers in Wales.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ * 1937 British Industries Fair p400