Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

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Volume Eleven - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - some more aspects - The Shipbreakers of Penarth . . .

Machinery Required - cont'd.			£	.....s.	.....d.
1	20-ton Weigh Bridge, for truck traffic.		120	0	0
1	Pneumatic Hammer.		75	0	0
1	6-ft. Lathe, for Fitting Shop.		50	0	0
1	4-ft. Rattle Box.		15	0	0
1	Circular Saw Bench, 8' x 4', to take 36" Saw.		20	0	0
1	Drilling Machine, for Fitting Shop. To drill 1".		130	0	0
1	Emery Wheel, for grinding tools.		8	0	0
1	Breaking Ball, 30 cwt.		6	0	0
1	Small Weigh Bridge, for Brass Stores.		3	0	0
2	Vices, for fitters.		2	0	0
2	Oxy Acetylene Installations.		72	0	0
1	Small Motor Fan, for blast for Smithy.		15	0	0
1	Smithy Forge.		10	0	0
20	Pulleys.	say average 10/-	10	0	0
	Shafting.	say 100-ft. run, 3/-	15	0	0
	Belting.	say 200-ft. run, 1/-	10	0	0
	Sundry Tools, Spanners, &c.	say,	10	0	0
1	Time Register, " Dey "		47	0	0
1	Gas Engine and Gas Producer Plant ____Cost ½d. per B.H.P. per hour. ____Coal should be 1 lb.per B.H.P.per hour.	say 100 B.H.P.about,	600	0	0
		say 100 B.H.P.about,	600	0	0
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			£3,813	0	0
All the above is for New Plant. Much could be bought second-hand, and the Capital outlay would thereby be considerably reduced.

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