Casting Shop, British Aluminium, Falkirk

Maker
1. Unknown
2. British Aluminium Co Ltd
Production date
Late 1940s?
 Description
Casting Shop, Falkirk. The re-melt furnace can be seen on the right of picture, in the foreground can be seen the holding furnaces, the casting pit is in the middle of the two holding furnaces.

This photo is not scanned. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House

Object Detail

Department
Photo
Collection
British Alcan/Business Group
Maker
Production date
Late 1940s?
Subject place
British Alcan/David's Loan/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Ingots and scrap aluminium were melted down in the re-melt furnaces. The molten aluminium was then transferred into holding furnaces prior to casting into blocks.
Accession number
P44677

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