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South Pacific Tyres; boilerhouse demolition 3; Alley McLennan compressor nameplate
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PhotographerBill Prebble
DescriptionThe factory was equipped with five Alley McLennan compressors from the start; two large 7-bar compressors for general use, and three 21-bar compressors for tyre curing.
High-pressure was not needed for car tyres after 1977 or so, and for truck and larger tyres after 1983. (They were brought into service in 1990 when an Atlas-Copco low-pressure compressor failed.) The low-pressure compressors were supplanted by Atlas-Copco units, starting in 1969; an Atlas-Copco screw compressor replaced one of the Atlas-Copco compressors in 1990.Date TakenAugust 2007
DescriptionThe factory was equipped with five Alley McLennan compressors from the start; two large 7-bar compressors for general use, and three 21-bar compressors for tyre curing.High-pressure was not needed for car tyres after 1977 or so, and for truck and larger tyres after 1983. (They were brought into service in 1990 when an Atlas-Copco low-pressure compressor failed.) The low-pressure compressors were supplanted by Atlas-Copco units, starting in 1969; an Atlas-Copco screw compressor replaced one of the Atlas-Copco compressors in 1990.
Date TakenAugust 2007Depicts or relates to
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CollectionDunlop Prebble
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ReferencePrebble 27FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mm
FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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South Pacific Tyres; boilerhouse demolition 3; Alley McLennan compressor nameplate. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 04/05/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/30448