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A letter and a blueprint. The letter is typed in black and red ink on off-white paper. The blueprint contains handwritten details, white text on blue paper.
The letter is on Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Limited headed paper. The letter contains five pages and is addressed to Major David, of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd. regarding a report of a visit to Powell Duffryn. The blueprint contains a table containing data on the starting tests on 1125 H.P. synchronous motor S.O. C241B78 driving F.H&B compressor at Mardy. Loose within beige/light brown card file containing information relating to the Powell Duffryn Ltd.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

83.184I/63 (3)

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company
Associated Person/Body: Powell Duffryn
Association Type: company name
Associated Person/Body: Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd.
Association Type: company name
Associated Person/Body: David, E. Ivor
Association Type: associated person
Association Type: associated date
Date: 1921

Creation/Production

unknown

Acquisition

Collected officially, 20/12/1983

Measurements

Length (mm): 283
unfolded (mm): 223

Material

paper

Location

In store

Categories

Classification

water transportation transportation trades motor powered (water) electrical power generation and transmission
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