Oliver Tools, Deansgate, Manchester

[Dieselman 63]

Hello,

On my travels across the inter-web I happened across this site, which I thought may be of interest to someone on here. I'm not entirely sure of Oliver's operations as they seem to span the Atlantic (lathe training school in Washington D.C. but the shop is in Manchester, England. Anyhow, here are the links:

A very nice catalogue: http://www.aem.umn.edu/~muno/Oliver/OliverNo5part1.pdf

And a less tidy link page with lots of interesting pics: http://www.aem.umn.edu/~muno/Oliver/

Cheers

 

[ronan]

I am surprised they stored the castings neatly inside, they are normally chucked out into the elements.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I liked the note under the factory that said 'There are no imaginary doors, windows, smoke stacks or general dimensions displayed in these images'!

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I wonder if they were any relation to the Oliver Tractor Company?

 

[rikrobson]

Doesnt look like that now sadly

 

[ronan]

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Doesnt look like that now sadly

Progress my hairy white backside .

 

[Welderpaul]

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Doesnt look like that now sadly

Small world. We did the metalwork on that job.

 

[ronan]

 

[ronan]

 

[ronan]