Asquith
Diamond
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2005
- Location
- Somerset, UK
Some photos from Laurence, Scott & Electromotors archives. Laurence Scott are still in business in Norwich, England. They used to have a factory in Manchester as well, originally Electromotors, but this closed in 1980s.
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lsepics/manchester/txn/4.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/78.jpg
Two photos showing a pair of Ormerod shapers with a radial arm drill between them, for machining the feet of electric motors.
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lsepics/manchester/txn/2.jpg
Churchill grinder, arranged like a horizontal borer. Note ‘War Finish’ stencilled on the machine.
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/5.jpg
SIP Jig borer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/23.jpg
Wooden pattern
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/30.jpg
horiz borer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/168.jpg
Special lathe
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/188.jpg
Dies
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/206.jpg
Asquith radial arm drill
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/212.jpg
Small grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/219.jpg
Plano miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/226.jpg
Churchill cylindrical grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/579.jpg
Grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/232.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/261.jpg
Noble & Lund lathe
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/243.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/777.jpg
Craven VBM
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/427.jpg
Modeller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/550.jpg
Sykes gear hobber
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/560.jpg
Webster & Bennett VBMs
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/581.jpg
Kendall & Gent miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/582.jpg
Parkson miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/583.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/584.jpg
Butler slotter
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/596.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/754.jpg
Butler planer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/620.jpg
Craven planer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/613.jpg
Long ago
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/636.jpg
Munition girls
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/789.jpg
Ship’s shaft(?) on Kearns horizontal borer. Jig fitted to coupling for boring bolt holes.
The photos above are from:-
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lse/lsegallery.php
…and so far I’ve only scratched the surface!
Some more here, which I’ve only had a quick glance at ……
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lse/laurenceintro.htm
An example…..
Small gear inspection
I’m very grateful to the people who take the trouble to put these archives on the internet.
[ 01-05-2007, 07:17 AM: Message edited by: Asquith ]
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lsepics/manchester/txn/4.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/78.jpg
Two photos showing a pair of Ormerod shapers with a radial arm drill between them, for machining the feet of electric motors.
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lsepics/manchester/txn/2.jpg
Churchill grinder, arranged like a horizontal borer. Note ‘War Finish’ stencilled on the machine.
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/5.jpg
SIP Jig borer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/23.jpg
Wooden pattern
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/30.jpg
horiz borer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/168.jpg
Special lathe
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/188.jpg
Dies
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/206.jpg
Asquith radial arm drill
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/212.jpg
Small grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/219.jpg
Plano miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/226.jpg
Churchill cylindrical grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/579.jpg
Grinder
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/232.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/261.jpg
Noble & Lund lathe
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/243.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/777.jpg
Craven VBM
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/427.jpg
Modeller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/550.jpg
Sykes gear hobber
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/560.jpg
Webster & Bennett VBMs
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/581.jpg
Kendall & Gent miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/582.jpg
Parkson miller
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/583.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/584.jpg
Butler slotter
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/596.jpg
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/754.jpg
Butler planer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/620.jpg
Craven planer
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/613.jpg
Long ago
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/636.jpg
Munition girls
http://www.lselink.co.uk/images/lsepics/789.jpg
Ship’s shaft(?) on Kearns horizontal borer. Jig fitted to coupling for boring bolt holes.
The photos above are from:-
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lse/lsegallery.php
…and so far I’ve only scratched the surface!
Some more here, which I’ve only had a quick glance at ……
http://www.norfolkancestors.org/lse/laurenceintro.htm
An example…..
Small gear inspection
I’m very grateful to the people who take the trouble to put these archives on the internet.
[ 01-05-2007, 07:17 AM: Message edited by: Asquith ]