Summary
One of 239 glass lantern slides depicting products manufactured by Tangyes Limited engineers of Birmingham, England. The images include various products such as engines, centrifugal pumps, hydraulic pumps, gas producers, materials testing machines, presses, machine tools, hydraulic jacks etc. Tangyes was a company which operated from 1857 to 1957. They produced a wide variety of engineering products exported worldwide including Australia and other British colonies.
It is thought that this collection of magic lantern slides was used by a local agent for sales purposes. These images were also used to illustrate Tangyes Ltd product catalogues from the period 1910 - circa 1920s.
Description of Content
Cross-section of a Tangye suction gas producer plant. The right hand vertical cylinder is for cooling the produced gas. The left hand assembly is the retort for producing the gas from a solid fuel such as coal or wood.
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black & white photographic image printed on glass with black paper rectangular round cornered mask against image under protective glass cover plate; sealed with black paper binding tape around edge.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Engineering Faculty, Swinburne University of Technology, 02 Sep 1992
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Text printed in black ink on white adhesive paper label over black mask: "TANGYES, BIRMINGHAM"
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Classification
Mechanical engineering, Internal combustion power, Gas producers
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Object Measurements
83 mm (Width), 3 mm (Depth), 83 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Engines, Gas Producers, Mechanical Engineering, Suction Gas Producers, Lantern Slides
