Zone Controls Ltd., Pensett
D-EXP/P/I30/116 24 Oct 1972 Wolverhampton Archives
Switchgear for Royal Naval vessels at the assembly stage.
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Samuel Taylor and Sons (Brierley Hill), Ltd., chainmakers
D-EXP/P/I40/256 10 Feb 1960 Wolverhampton Archives
A giant Dreadnought-type anchor was being built at Belfast for the Canberra liner, which was to be launched by Dame Patti Menzies.
British Tayco (formerly Samuel Taylor) chainmaking, Brierley Hill
D-EXP/P/I40/257 14 Apr 1966 Wolverhampton Archives
The completion of a chain for the Q4. The photograph shows Victor Hill who worked on chains for the Queen Elizabeth in 1938.
Lloyds British Testing Company, Ltd., chain testers, Netherton
D-EXP/P/I40/258 12 Jan 1966 Wolverhampton Archives
Testing an anchor for Sea Quest, British Petroleum’s drilling rig, which was to replace the Sea Gem in North Sea exploration. Newcastle-on-Tyne is mentioned.
Graco, lubricant preservation, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton
D-EXP/P/I41/127 15 Nov 1984 Wolverhampton Archives
The firm had developed a method to inject a “cocooning” material into the timbers of the Tudor warship, the Marie Rose, to displace the water content without damage. Synthetic Lubricant of Hastings in mentioned. The photograph shows Alex Flett (left) and