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Factory built in around 1912 for local man Harold W. Smith, specialising in cables and cabling for the mining industry. One of only four works in the country that could produce braided electrical cables at the outbreak of the First World War, as a result was awarded contracts from the Ministry of War producing parts for the 'D mk III' field telephone.
The workforce grew from 40 [1912] to 650 as well as works operating on a double shift pattern for the duration of the war. By 1918, 15,000 miles of electrical cable had been produced.
Post war slump resulted in the 'H. W. Smith & Co' works going into administration. Works bought by 'Edison Swan Electric Co' [later 'Associated Electrical Company' and Siemens] to produce power lines cabling.
During the Second World War, the works had [again!] one of the four machines in the country able to produce lead tubes. These tubes were used in the construction of 'PLUTO' 'Pipe-Line Underwater Transportation of Oil' / 'Pipe-Lines Under the Ocean' which were fuel lines between the Isle of Wight and France to support the invasion of Normandy, 'Operation Overlord'.
The cable works closed in 1966 and was bought by a paper & cardboard company 'Reed Paper Group' who manufactured packaging.
The factory closed in the mid-1990s.
Further reading;
rcsigs.ca/index.php/Telephone_Set_D_Mk_III
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=6614#p6626
Factory built in around 1912 for local man Harold W. Smith, specialising in cables and cabling for the mining industry. One of only four works in the country that could produce braided electrical cables at the outbreak of the First World War, as a result was awarded contracts from the Ministry of War producing parts for the 'D mk III' field telephone.
The workforce grew from 40 [1912] to 650 as well as works operating on a double shift pattern for the duration of the war. By 1918, 15,000 miles of electrical cable had been produced.
Post war slump resulted in the 'H. W. Smith & Co' works going into administration. Works bought by 'Edison Swan Electric Co' [later 'Associated Electrical Company' and Siemens] to produce power lines cabling.
During the Second World War, the works had [again!] one of the four machines in the country able to produce lead tubes. These tubes were used in the construction of 'PLUTO' 'Pipe-Line Underwater Transportation of Oil' / 'Pipe-Lines Under the Ocean' which were fuel lines between the Isle of Wight and France to support the invasion of Normandy, 'Operation Overlord'.
The cable works closed in 1966 and was bought by a paper & cardboard company 'Reed Paper Group' who manufactured packaging.
The factory closed in the mid-1990s.
Further reading;
rcsigs.ca/index.php/Telephone_Set_D_Mk_III
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=6614#p6626
Cable Car tunnel, where Bray and Trudy stopped in s1, ep.01. The upper end of the lowest of the three tunnels (i.e., nearest to Lambton Quay). Apologies for poor quality - took photo from a moving cable car, while it was raining.
I use corrugated split tubing to bundle and protect cables. It is available at any automotive supplies store.
Factory built in around 1912 for local man Harold W. Smith, specialising in cables and cabling for the mining industry. One of only four works in the country that could produce braided electrical cables at the outbreak of the First World War, as a result was awarded contracts from the Ministry of War producing parts for the 'D mk III' field telephone.
The workforce grew from 40 [1912] to 650 as well as works operating on a double shift pattern for the duration of the war. By 1918, 15,000 miles of electrical cable had been produced.
Post war slump resulted in the 'H. W. Smith & Co' works going into administration. Works bought by 'Edison Swan Electric Co' [later 'Associated Electrical Company' and Siemens] to produce power lines cabling.
During the Second World War, the works had [again!] one of the four machines in the country able to produce lead tubes. These tubes were used in the construction of 'PLUTO' 'Pipe-Line Underwater Transportation of Oil' / 'Pipe-Lines Under the Ocean' which were fuel lines between the Isle of Wight and France to support the invasion of Normandy, 'Operation Overlord'.
The cable works closed in 1966 and was bought by a paper & cardboard company 'Reed Paper Group' who manufactured packaging.
The factory closed in the mid-1990s.
Further reading;
rcsigs.ca/index.php/Telephone_Set_D_Mk_III
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=6614#p6626
Modified from the cable baby hat pattern to be an adult-sizes hat
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Factory built in around 1912 for local man Harold W. Smith, specialising in cables and cabling for the mining industry. One of only four works in the country that could produce braided electrical cables at the outbreak of the First World War, as a result was awarded contracts from the Ministry of War producing parts for the 'D mk III' field telephone.
The workforce grew from 40 [1912] to 650 as well as works operating on a double shift pattern for the duration of the war. By 1918, 15,000 miles of electrical cable had been produced.
Post war slump resulted in the 'H. W. Smith & Co' works going into administration. Works bought by 'Edison Swan Electric Co' [later 'Associated Electrical Company' and Siemens] to produce power lines cabling.
During the Second World War, the works had [again!] one of the four machines in the country able to produce lead tubes. These tubes were used in the construction of 'PLUTO' 'Pipe-Line Underwater Transportation of Oil' / 'Pipe-Lines Under the Ocean' which were fuel lines between the Isle of Wight and France to support the invasion of Normandy, 'Operation Overlord'.
The cable works closed in 1966 and was bought by a paper & cardboard company 'Reed Paper Group' who manufactured packaging.
The factory closed in the mid-1990s.
Further reading;
rcsigs.ca/index.php/Telephone_Set_D_Mk_III
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=6614#p6626
Submarine Power Cable Installation Services will help you in Subsea Services. Underwater Fiber Optic Cable Installation Companies like Ocean Specialists will get the boats and submarines needed for the installation, and they will lay the cables on the bottom of the ocean until they reach your location.
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From Wikipedia:
The Wellington Cable Car is a funicular railway in Wellington, New Zealand. The route is between Lambton Quay, the main shopping street in the central city, and Kelburn, a suburb in the hills overlooking the central city and Wellington Harbour. The cable car route rises 120 m over a length of 609 m.
A cable car arrives at Kelburn Terminus with a view over Wellington behind it.
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Cable slide used for crossing the Nujiang River, Yunnan, by the local Lisu ethnic minority. At one time the only way for most people of crossing fast and dangerous rivers, cable slides are still in use across the gorge of the Nujiang, the ‘Angry River’. The tackle consists of a pulley wheel with a double hook below, onto which are looped a rope harness. Still known by their traditional name liu suo, or rope slide, steel hawsers have replaced the less secure locally made ropes, and are anchored in pairs, sloping in opposite directions across the river. Depending on the weight of the person, the transit speed can exceed 30 kilometres an hour.
Direct United States Cable, c. 1880
Siemens Brothers, London
5 different cable samples with lacquered-brass collars
Mahogany case
Purchase of the Museum
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Here I used a 45mm length of 3/16" steel rod fed through the cable guides and zip-tied down to the top tube to aid in the alignment.
Cable Beach late afternoon looking north, showing camel rides in progress and vehicles parked for the sunset or fishing or swimming. G1X1873
A 210th Rescue Squadron Special Mission Aviator with the Alaska Air National Guard mans the hoist cable system during a training mission above the waters of Homer, Alaska. The cable hoist system is used to lower pararesuemen to treat and rescue potential victims when the weather or terrain does not allow for the helicopter to land. (Courtesy Photo from 210th Rescue Squadron)