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  1. 21st January 2017, 08:26 PM #1
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    Early Trouser Press?

    Another trip to the local Antiques center to take the Hound for a sniff and I came across this rather nice looking Steam Press - I think. Not seen one of those before. "Salisbury Launceston" cast into the lower casing.
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    Looks like a hand operated water hydraulic press to me, but can't imagine what it would have been used for. The foundry made a great variety of things. See the link below.

    http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/upfiles/...%20Foundry.pdf

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    I'd say Don is right. There are many uses for such a device in a fitting shop. It could also have used oil.
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    Interesting that it works in a upward stroke. Most if not all modern presses work with a down stroke. Going by the diameter of the ram it looks like it would have been a fairly powerful little unit.
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    I'm amazed its water driven. I've not been able to find out anything about it other than where it was made.
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    The device is more correctly known as a " Bramah Press" after its inventor around 1795. Look up Joseph Bramah on Google. He also further developed a "beer engine" in 1797!

    It is not unusual to use water as a medium, the only problem being corrosion, as can be seen by the state of the reservoir. That particular device would have been very slow in operation, as the ratio of the hand piston pump to the ram area is very small.

    Treated water is used today in what is called a BOP used in offshore oil well drilling. These things operate at around 3,000 psi, and vent into the ocean, hence the use of water.
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