Historical information

Built by Aveling & Porter Ltd., Rochester, Kent, England
Builder’s Number 11629 of 1923
Weight 10 Tons

Used by the South Melbourne Council in road construction between 1926 and 1963

Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steam roller manufacturer. Thomas Aveling and Richard Thomas Porter entered into partnership in 1862, developed a steam engine three years later in 1865. The company became the largest manufacturer of steam rollers in the world.

Significance

Industrial Steam Roller - Road Construction, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Physical description

Aveling & Porter 10 ton F type Steam Roller with roof and rear tool box

Inscriptions & markings

Builders Number 11629 Aveling & Porter