Two smiths holding a red-hot billet under a steam driven power hammer in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard.
Two smiths holding a red-hot billet under a steam driven power hammer in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. They are both using long-handled tongs to hold the billet in place. Another smith or hammerman is standing at the control lever of the hammer. A museum copy of a Ministry of Defence photographic print.
Object details
| ID: | PCT19771 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Monochrome transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | National Maritime Museum Photographic Studio. |
| Date made: | 1967-1973 |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm |