An image showing 'N24627; The steam hammer at work in No. 3 Smithery of Portsmouth Dockyard. Four men in long aprons are holding the hot billet in place while the hammer fashions it into shape. On the right and behind the hammer are two 40 ton cranes manufactured by The Hydraulic Engineering Co of Chester in about 1880.'

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The steam hammer in No. 3 Smithery, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

The steam hammer at work in No. 3 Smithery of Portsmouth Dockyard. Four men in long aprons are holding the hot billet in place while the hammer fashions it into shape. On the right and behind the hammer are two 40 ton cranes manufactured by The Hydraulic Engineering Co of Chester in about 1880.

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Object details

ID:	N24627
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative; Paper
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	29 September 1936
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm