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• Book Title: Reports on The Manufacture of Gauges & the Training of Munition Workers in Certain London Technical Institutions
• Author: London County Council
• ISBN: mw00100300117
• Publisher: Education officers Dept. New C
• Year Published: Oct 2 1921
• Our Price: £41.58 GBP ($68.61 USD)
• Description: Education officer's Department , New County Hall SE1. October 2nd 1921:Grey Board hardcover; 90 pages: b/w diagrams and illustrations. In 1915 The London County Council agreed to place its resources at the disposal of the Ministry of munitions to manufacture munitions and train workers for munition factories; this volume is a detailed report of what went on and how useful this action was. Photographs of some of the machines used are included with the detailed reports and conclusions from the various institutes taking part in the effort which was estimated at £ 300,00 in 1921. The lines of training developed included- general machine-shop practice, turning, milling, grinding, screw gauge lapping and measuring, fitting, assembling, gauge making, instrument making, lead burning, copper-smiths' work, woodwork machining, woodwork assembling for aeroplanes, propeller-shaping,compass painting, and tracing for drawing offices. Contents:Prefatory Note by Sir Robert Blair, Education Officer ; General report by J S Smail, District Manager;Reports from -M F Ryan, Director of Munition Gauges, Ministry of Munitions; G W Bird, Superintendent of gauge manufacture, Borough Polytechnic; R S Clay, Northern Polytechnic; A G Cooke, Padding ton Technical Institute; H A Garratt, L C C. School of Engineering and Navigation: P J Haler, Hackney Institute; P R KIrke, Hackney Institute; Wilfred Lineham, Goldsmith's College; Professor Mather, City & Guilds College; C T Millis, Borough Polytechnic Institute; R Mullineux Walmsley , Northampton Polytechnic; H W Richards, L C C School of Building; H Moss, Engineering Training Centre Brixton; W Rankine Engineering Training Centre Shoreditch. Condition: Cover slightly discoloured and foxed. contents very clean and good; overall very clean and good.
• Condition: Used- Very Good
• Dustcover: No
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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