rivet boring machine

Maker
Loudon Brothers
Description
Huge machine with a guillotine at one end and a borer at the other, drive gear and exhaust pipe in the middle. Painted an orangey brown colour by the museum. "Loudon Brothers, Machine Tool Makers, Glasgow".
Used by Cochrane Brothers, Bo'ness, to bore rivet holes into sheet metal plates for ship repairs.
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Department
Object
Maker
Production place
Glasgow City/Glasgow (Council Area)
Signature & date
moulding:side:"Loudon Brothers, Machine Tool Makers, Glasgow"
Associated person
Associated place
Seaview Iron Works/Union St/Bo'ness town centre/Bo'ness area
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 3m 17cm (L 10' 4 13/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 2m 57cm (H 8' 5 3/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 87cm (W 2' 10 1/4")
Accession number
1980-018-001

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