Showing 260 items matching "compressors"
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Dandenong & District Historical SocietyBooklet, XVH Compressors - Ingersoll-Rand, 1960's
... XVH Compressors - Ingersoll-Rand...Typed List of Australian Companies who had the Compressors between 1936 & 1959...IR Logo Back Cover outer plus Compressor on Front Cover...Flexability Valves Dependability Types of Drive and Operation Information on Compressors from Ingersoll Rand IR Logo Back Cover outer plus Compressor on Front Cover Printed Hard Cover and Text all Black & Blue Ink ply Red ink on Cover XVH Compressors - Ingersoll-Rand Booklet ...Information on Compressors from Ingersoll RandPrinted Hard Cover and Text all Black & Blue Ink ply Red ink on Covernon-fictionInformation on Compressors from Ingersoll Rand flexability valves dependability types of drive and operation -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Technical pamphlet/s, Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd, "Air Compressors for Automobile Service", Oct. 1925
... "Air Compressors for Automobile Service"...... Compressors...Shows the O35 compressor, M50 compressor and oil pump for the M50. ...Shows the O35 compressor, M50 compressor and oil pump for the M50. ...Eight page technical pamphlet, titled "Air Compressors for Automobile Service", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. October 1925. Manual No. D.P. 6 Saddle stapled with two staples. Covers air compressors for motor vehicles, including trolley buses. Shows the O35 compressor, M50 compressor and oil pump for the M50. Has photos of the various pieces of equipment."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, westinghouse, trolley buses, compressors -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumBook, Ingersoll Rand Company, "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors", 1929
... "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors"...... Compressors...Book, titled "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors", published by Ingersoll-Rand Co. ...Book, titled "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors", published by Ingersoll-Rand Co. ...Book, titled "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors", published by Ingersoll-Rand Co. London, 120 page book, within yellow covers, centre stapled. Published 1929. On front cover has an colour picture of a large work scene with a the construction of a suspension bridge in the background. Details equipment that is available and the possible uses it could be put to, with numerous photos. Has a list of equipment, index and on last page a list of officers and directors. Has been stamped on the top left hand corner with the ESCo Company stamp but overwritten in ink with a BTPS catalogue number and information. Stamped dated 23 Feb. 1934.On front cover and page 1, hand written in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 18".trams, tramways, trackwork, doors, safety, compressors, esco -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Instruction, Westinghouse Air Brake Co, "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service", Jan. 1938
... "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service"...Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, inspection and maintenance and disorders - causes and remedies....Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, inspection and maintenance and disorders - causes and remedies. ...Instruction - 92 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge, titled "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service". Dated January 1938". Has a table of contents, giving details for motor driven compressors, DH, D-EG, D-F, D-K, D-4-P, XQ-27, C. air strainers and installation. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, inspection and maintenance and disorders - causes and remedies.On inside cover "Bob Prentice 13 High Street Prahran Vic 3181" and on top of first page "W. Armstrong"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, instructions, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Instruction, General Electric, "General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B", Jun. 1921
... "General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B"...Includes instructions on GE Centre Gear Type self lubricating compressors, models CP25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 127, 128 and 130. ..."General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B" Document Instruction General Electric ...Instruction - 20 pages + brown covers, centre stapled, and two punched holes on left hand side, right hand side has rounded corners, titled "General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B", dated June 1921. Includes instructions on GE Centre Gear Type self lubricating compressors, models CP25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 127, 128 and 130. Gives details of the parts, lubrication requirements, photos, drawings including connection diagrams. Last two pages includes notes on the Induction motor-driven air compressors CPT27, 28 and 30. Has a list of company offices on the rear cover.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, general electric, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncBooklets, 1) Angle Compressors. .2) Compound Blast-furnace Blowing Engine
... .1) Angle Compressors. .2) Compound Blast-furnace Blowing Engine.......Compressors...Ltd.. .1) Angle Compressors. .2) Compound Blast-furnace Blowing Engine. ...Two paper covered booklets printed in black and white with photographs of specified items. .2) On back cover has b & w photos of other products made by Thompsons & Co. (Castlemaine) Pty. Ltd..documents, pamphlets, engineering, machinery, compressors -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Photocopy, Craig Tooke, "General Electric Company Type ML Governor for Motor-Driven Air Compressors", May. 2003
... "General Electric Company Type ML Governor for Motor-Driven Air Compressors"...Details the operation of the ML type air compressor governor which is fitted to a number of the BTM tramcars. ...Trams tramways General Electric Type ML Governor Tramcar Equipment Compressor Governors Photocopy of the "General Electric Company Type ML Governor for Motor-Driven Air Compressors" manual or pamphlet, dated Jan. 1914, Bulletin No. 44590. ...Photocopy of the "General Electric Company Type ML Governor for Motor-Driven Air Compressors" manual or pamphlet, dated Jan. 1914, Bulletin No. 44590. Details the operation of the ML type air compressor governor which is fitted to a number of the BTM tramcars. Three pages, with number T26M in the top left hand corner. A further three pages, dated April 1917, Bulletin No. 54533, numbered T60M, gives a sectional view of the governor, parts diagram and parts listing. Photocopy provided by C. Tooke from his personal files. Two copies held. pdf image added 26/11/2016.trams, tramways, general electric, type ml governor, tramcar equipment, compressor governors -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Colour, Equipment from the Carlton and United Brewery, Ballarat, 2007, 2007
... When the Ballarat Brewery was demolished the Ammonia Compressor was moved to near the Brew Tower, Armstrong Street....Three photographs of the 140 ton Ammonia Compresor used at the Ballarat Brewery. The compressor was possibly moved to Ballarat from Carlton, and was used from c1930. ...Label associated with the compressor "The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited 140 ton Ammonia Compressor, c1930 Built by Werner of Richmond, Melbourne, this compressor was removed from the Carlton and United Breweries Richmond factory and installed in Ballarat in 1959 in order to upgrade the refrigeration plant. ...When the Ballarat Brewery was demolished the Ammonia Compressor was moved to near the Brew Tower, Armstrong Street. ballarat brewery ballarat brewing company brew tower brew carlton and united breweries werner brewing tulloch and mclaren brewery Ballarat School of Mines Label associated with the compressor "The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited 140 ton Ammonia Compressor, c1930 Built by Werner of Richmond, Melbourne, this compressor was removed from the Carlton and United Breweries Richmond factory and installed in Ballarat in 1959 in order to upgrade the refrigeration plant. ...When the Ballarat Brewery was demolished the Ammonia Compressor was moved to near the Brew Tower, Armstrong Street.Three photographs of the 140 ton Ammonia Compresor used at the Ballarat Brewery. The compressor was possibly moved to Ballarat from Carlton, and was used from c1930. It was built by Werner of Richmond.Label associated with the compressor "The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited 140 ton Ammonia Compressor, c1930 Built by Werner of Richmond, Melbourne, this compressor was removed from the Carlton and United Breweries Richmond factory and installed in Ballarat in 1959 in order to upgrade the refrigeration plant. Refurbished by members of the former Ballarat Brewery Engine Room it serves as a reminder of the establishment of the brewery on this site by Tulloch and McLaren in 1862."ballarat brewery, ballarat brewing company, brew tower, brew, carlton and united breweries, werner, brewing, tulloch and mclaren, brewery, ballarat school of mines -
Bay Steamers Maritime MuseumBook, John Lamb, Questions & Answers on Diesel, Semi-Diesel and other Internal Combustion Engines, Air Compressors etc, 1940
... Questions & Answers on Diesel, Semi-Diesel and other Internal Combustion Engines, Air Compressors etc......non-fiction heat diesel engine engineering fuel Black cloth hardcover book of 365 pages Questions & Answers on Diesel, Semi-Diesel and other Internal Combustion Engines, Air Compressors etc... Book John Lamb Charles Griffin and Co Ltd ...Black cloth hardcover book of 365 pagesnon-fiction, heat, diesel engine, engineering, fuel -
Dandenong & District Historical SocietyBooklet, XVH Compressors - Ingersoll-Rand, c. 1950
... XVH Compressors - Ingersoll-Rand...Compressors- Standard of Comparison XVH Compressors & how they work and where available Front Cover -Titles. ...XVH Compressors & how they work and where available20pp Booklet including 4pp cover, 16pp Text Printed Black & Red. 4pp Cover Printed 4 Coloursnon-fictionXVH Compressors & how they work and where available compressors- standard of comparison -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook (Item) - Pumps, Fans And Compressors
... Pumps, Fans And Compressors...Pumps, Fans And Compressors Book Pumps, Fans And Compressors ... -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Carshalton Diesel Compressor, 1935
... Black and white photograph of a 350 cubic foot diesel compressor at Carshalton mine site, 1934. ...Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil: 'Carshalton Compressor 14/6/35'...Photograph Carshalton Diesel Compressor ...Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph of a 350 cubic foot diesel compressor at Carshalton mine site, 1934. Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil: 'Carshalton Compressor 14/6/35'carshalton gold mine, diesel compressor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Carshalton Gold Mine Diesel Compressor, 1935
... Black and white photograph of a 350 cubic foot diesel compressor at Carshalton mine site, 1934. ...Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil:' Portable 350 cu ft. compressor (diesel) at Carshalton 4/12/34'....Carshalton Gold Mine Diesel Compressor Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil:' Portable 350 cu ft. compressor (diesel) at Carshalton 4/12/34'. ...Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph of a 350 cubic foot diesel compressor at Carshalton mine site, 1934. Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil:' Portable 350 cu ft. compressor (diesel) at Carshalton 4/12/34'.carshalton gold mine, diesel compressor -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Compressor Fuse, c1980
... ... Compressors...Compressor Fuse - electrical item - fitted between the main incoming DC line from the trolley wire and the compressor on an air braked tramcar. ...Trams tramways Compressors fuse Electrical Equipment Tramcars Compressor Fuse - electrical item - fitted between the main incoming DC line from the trolley wire and the compressor on an air braked tramcar. ...Compressor Fuse - electrical item - fitted between the main incoming DC line from the trolley wire and the compressor on an air braked tramcar. Has brass end caps, a red Bakelite type material separating the ends, containing a 5Amp DC fuse wire. Has a plastic label - teal coloured with the number "5" printed on three times.trams, tramways, compressors, fuse, electrical equipment, tramcars -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item) - CAC Collection - Technical Informations ATAR 09B And 09 C Turbojet Engines
... Compressor Rotor Improvement Of The Operational Behaviour On Compressor Rotor 3rd Stage Blades...Compressor Rotor Improvement Of The Operational Behaviour On Compressor Rotor 3rd Stage Blades CAC Collection - Technical Informations ATAR 09B And 09 C Turbojet Engines Document CAC Collection - Technical Informations ATAR 09B And 09 C Turbojet Engines ...Compressor Rotor Improvement Of The Operational Behaviour On Compressor Rotor 3rd Stage Blades -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - COMPOUND AIR COMPRESSOR
... ...Compressors...Compliments' On back - 'Compound Air Compressor'....MACHINERY Compressors compound air compressor worker male Black and white photograph. ...Black and white photograph. One male with right hand on wheel of control valve in the compressed air pipe outlet of a two stage or compound air compressor with con rod and crank shaft to a large flywheel. Two belts to a vertical governor. Outgoing air pipe vertical to ceiling of enclosing building. Inscriptions: Nameplate or bed plate 'A Roberts and sons, Engineers, Bendigo' Lower left corner handwritten 'with A Rob. Compliments' On back - 'Compound Air Compressor'.machinery, compressors, compound air compressor, worker, male -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item) - CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 08, 09 B And 09 C Turbojet Engines
... Cleaning Of Compressors And Protection Of Engines Against Corrosion...Cleaning Of Compressors And Protection Of Engines Against Corrosion CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 08, 09 B And 09 C Turbojet Engines Document CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 08, 09 B And 09 C Turbojet Engines ...Cleaning Of Compressors And Protection Of Engines Against Corrosion -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item) - CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09 B And 09 C Engines
... Vibrations On The Compressor 1st Stage Blades Reconditioning Solutions...Vibrations On The Compressor 1st Stage Blades Reconditioning Solutions CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09 B And 09 C Engines Document CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09 B And 09 C Engines ...Vibrations On The Compressor 1st Stage Blades Reconditioning Solutions -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumBook, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia Ltd and George St. Concord West NSW, "Westinghouse Brake Repairs Parts", May. 1927
... ... Compressors...Details parts list for: DH25 - Motor Driven Air Compressor for 1500V DC ER4C - Control Governor ES16 - Air compressor Governor Emergency Application Valve Used for electro-pneumatic brake equipment - Sydney Suburban electrification. ...Trams tramways Westinghouse Compressors Governors Equipment "Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1. ...Thirteen sheet book, each sheet printed single side, secured with two metal clips and washers in a pink cover card cover, titled "Westinghouse brake repairs parts". Published May 1927, by Westinghouse Brake Co. of Australasia. Binders - "The Grip Binder" - nickel plated steel using sheets printed by The Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. Cover larger than the sheets. Details parts list for: DH25 - Motor Driven Air Compressor for 1500V DC ER4C - Control Governor ES16 - Air compressor Governor Emergency Application Valve Used for electro-pneumatic brake equipment - Sydney Suburban electrification. Scanned to the COTMA Website 4-10-2015."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, westinghouse, compressors, governors, equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: HOLLMAN ACE COMPRESSOR
... Small black and white photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor with Scalebuoys. Compressor has steel wheels. ...Compressor has steel wheels. Name written on the back. ...Small black and white photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor with Scalebuoys. Compressor has steel wheels. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor with scalebuoys -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: HOLLMAN ACE COMPRESSOR
... Small brownish black photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor Unit with S.Bs. Compressor has steel wheels. ...Compressor has steel wheels. Name on the back. ...Small brownish black photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor Unit with S.Bs. Compressor has steel wheels. Name on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor unit with scalebuoys -
Ambulance Victoria MuseumCardiac compressor, external, Corbin & Farnsworth inc, Cardio 2, Circa 1972
... Cream, beige and gun metal compressor...Source display label and Chas Martin curator AHVS 16 March 2016 cardiac compressor cardiac arrest Corbin & Farnsworth inc Cream, beige and gun metal compressor Cardio 2 Cardiac compressor, external Corbin & Farnsworth inc ...Known as 'the thumper' this compressed air driven equipment entered service in the early 1970s. it did heart compressions automatically during CPR and allowed the ambulance officer to conduct other patient management activities. The thumper was known for breaking the patients sternum and was not especially successful. Source display label and Chas Martin curator AHVS 16 March 2016Cream, beige and gun metal compressorCorbin & Farnsworth inccardiac compressor, cardiac arrest -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: NAPOLEON, c1850s
... Golden Square. Air compressor...Air Compressor at Napoleon Gold Mine, Woodward Rd, Golden Square. ...Napoleon mine was in Woodward Road, Golden Square.Horwood Collection. Air Compressor at Napoleon Gold Mine, Woodward Rd, Golden Square. Markings: Napoleon? Golden Square. Air compressorKodakmine, gold, napolean, horwood collection. air compressor at napoleon gold mine, woodward rd, golden square -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White, tram 867 derailed - Riversdale Road, 22/10/1976
... ...Compressors...The tram ran out of control in Riversdale Road due to the compressor not being turned on before running out to take up a Wattle Park run. ...The tram ran out of control in Riversdale Road due to the compressor not being turned on before running out to take up a Wattle Park run. ...The photographs show SW6 tram 867 derailed at the Riversdale Road level crossing on 22/10/1976. The tram ran out of control in Riversdale Road due to the compressor not being turned on before running out to take up a Wattle Park run. This event resulted in trams being rewired so that power to the controller could not be obtained unless the compressor had been turned on. An extract from Electric Traction magazine, Nov. 1976 has been imaged. Tram 331 would have been used in rerailing. See item 7368 for The Herald report of the date.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867,Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper and digital copy of a news item.tramways, trams, mmtb, tram 867, rivesdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents, compressors, tram 331 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: DRILL AIR COMPRESSOR NEW MOON GOLD MINE, 1904
... Slide. Drill air compressor at New Moon Gold Mine, Eaglehawk 1904. ...MINE Gold moon air compressors. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam Collection. ...Slide. Drill air compressor at New Moon Gold Mine, Eaglehawk 1904. Image shows two cylindrical compressors inside a mine shed.No. 38 printed on bottom of slidemine, gold, moon air compressors., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item) - CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09C Turbojet Engines
... Compressor Rotor Fatigue Test on 1st 3rd and 4th Stage Blades...Compressor Rotor Fatigue Test on 1st 3rd and 4th Stage Blades CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09C Turbojet Engines Document CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09C Turbojet Engines ...Compressor Rotor Fatigue Test on 1st 3rd and 4th Stage Blades -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - NELL GWYNE MINING, c1900s approximate
... Nell Gwynne Reefs Air compressor. Unmounted, Black and white Print. ...ORGANIZATION Business nell gwynne reefs mine Nell Gwynne Reefs Air compressor. Unmounted, Black and white Print. ...Nell Gwynne Reefs Air compressor. Unmounted, Black and white Print. Physical condition: Loose photograph. Inscriptions on back: Hand written on back 'Nell Gwyne Reefs / Air Compressor'organization, business, nell gwynne reefs mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VIRGINIA MINE - RUNNING TRIALS OF THE STEAM PLANT AT THE VIRGINIA MINE EAGLEHAWK
... Article describes the plant and mentions the working of the air compressor, battery engine, evaporation test, air compressor test and evaporation. ...Article describes the plant and mentions the working of the air compressor, battery engine, evaporation test, air compressor test and evaporation. ...Typed photocopy of an article titled 'Running trials of the Steam Plant at the Virginia Mine, Eaglehawk by Assistant Inspector Ross. Article describes the plant and mentions the working of the air compressor, battery engine, evaporation test, air compressor test and evaporation. The second page has diagrams of the air compressor test and battery engine.document, gold, virginia mine, running trials of the steam plant at the virginia mine eaglehawk, assistant inspector ross, state coal mine wonthaggi -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotographs, 1979-80 MMBW pipe line project at Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood � Compressor unit in backyard
... 1979-80 MMBW pipe line project at Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood � Compressor unit in backyard...E560 N23 Jan 1980 A43 Compressor unit in backyard of 39 Burlock Avenue...The collection was presented to the Ringwood Historical Research Group by J Clarke on 9th June 1980. 1979-80 MMBW pipe line project at Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood � Compressor unit in backyard Photographs ...Part of a 43-photo record of the MMBW�s engineering feat in drilling a 12 inch pipe line up to 40 feet deep through rock hardened by volcanic action associated with geological fault that occurs along the line. The work took place from October 1979 to May 1980 on the southern boundary of Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood. The collection was presented to the Ringwood Historical Research Group by J Clarke on 9th June 1980.E560 N23 Jan 1980 A43 Compressor unit in backyard of 39 Burlock Avenue -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Diving compressor and helmet, 1944
... Compressor is hand cranked. US Navy diving helmet, Mark V. ...Compressor is hand cranked. US Navy diving helmet, Mark V. ...Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment, and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards, and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12 bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering, and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air, and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunneling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman's fortunes began to decline as an aging Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company's business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998). (For information regards the diving helmet & Frank King see Notes Section at the end of this document)The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job. Frank Kings' diving helmet and compressor (communication pipe stored separately). Compressor is hand cranked. US Navy diving helmet, Mark V. Two maker's plates attached. Made in 1944.On rear "WATER SUPPLY" On front 'PATENT" " Logo: Images (Lion, Crown, Horse, Shield within an oval) "SIEBE, GORMAN & Co. Ltd. SUBMARINE ENGINEERS, LONDON.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, great ocean road, us navy diving helmet, commonwealth government salvage, diving helmet, marine salvage, frank king, diver, siebe. gorman & co ltd, submarine equipment, diving equipment, communication under water, hand cranked, diving compressor
