Pressure vessel
John Blake Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1900 - 1930
Materials
Brass, Metal, Paint
Measurements
1170 mm (H)990 mm (W)780 mm (D)
Place of origin
Accrington
Order this imageCollection
Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 56206
Summary
Circular metal pressure vessel attached to the floor and painted black. Fitted with brass control and isolation valves. Brass plate inscribed; Blake's 'Hydram' Trade Mark No 13.266 John Blake Ltd Engineers Acrington Lancashire.
Provenance
Listed in transfer inventory from North Dartmoor Museums Association to The National Trust as at March 1994. Described therein as a "Hydraulic ram", item no 710.
Marks and inscriptions
Blake's 'Hydram' Trade Mark No 13.266 John Blake Ltd Engineers Acrington Lancashire
Makers and roles
John Blake Ltd , manufacturer