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 originally used to illustrate Tangyes Ltd product catalogues from the period 1910 - circa 1920s.
Description of Content
Diagram of the Welwyn Garden City Water Works, showing a cross section of engine house and well. Installation consists of two sets of a Tangye gas engine-driven treble-barrel deep well pumps delivering a combined output of 6,000 gallons per hour over a total head of 120 feet.
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: 'WELWYN (Herts.) WATER WORKS / Cross Section of Engine House and Well'. Then also printed below the above heading is a fairly detailed description of the installation. 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 engines
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Object Measurements
83 mm (Width), 3 mm (Depth), 83 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Engine Houses, Engineering Products, Gas Engines, Gas Producers, Mechanical Engineering, Pumps, Water Supply, Water Works, Wells, Lantern Slides
