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this refuse was gathered into one shed, where it was shovelled on to
oscillating tables over which water was sprayed from above. The
water washes away the sand and dust, whilst the metal fragments are
gradually agitated to the left. Finally, the metal drops off the tables
into receptacles at the end. The metal fragments so recovered are
passed through a magnetic sorting machine which separates the iron
and steel from the brass. The metal is then taken back to the foundry
for re-smelting.
Output. The output from these works goes to all parts of the
world. The installations for the electric lighting of trains are used on
our own railways and on Colonial and Continental railways as well.
Mining pumps and machinery are to be found in all parts of the globe,
and fittings from these premises are to be found in ships of all types
from the smallest craft afloat to the huge liners and battleships.
Machinery is to be found in factories at home and abroad, also pipes,
fittings for gas and water services, sluice valves, lamp posts—anything
and everything connected with metal.
The sanitary accommodation for the workmen consists of 35 w.c's.
of pedestal type, arranged in rows, back to back, with a back partition
only, and without lateral partitions. This matter is under consideration.
2. Sheet Iron Works and Galvanisers.
This factory is devoted to the manufacture of sheet iron goods of
every description, such as tanks of all sizes, tubes, bins, pails, troughs
and wire working. One part of the works is devoted to galvanising.
Some 550 men are employed and 6 females, including the office staff.
The works consist of long one-storey buildings lit by windows and
skylights. The lighting is good. Ventilation is effected by louvred
openings in the roof, by windows and skylights; this is also good.
Heating is obtained by means of slow combustion stoves in various
parts of the workshops.
The process carried on in the various shops is fairly simple. Sheets
of iron arrive at the workshop from the north of England, and these
are cut to the size or design required by cutting machines. They are
bent to shape in another machine and then rivet holes are punched out,
and the whole is rivetted together by pneumatic rivetters operated by
hand. Smaller articles are made by hand. The galvanising department
is interesting. This is situated on the canal bank and being in open
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