ausfire Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 OK, we dragged these two objects out of the scrap but we don't know what they are. We put them near our railway siding and people have been asking what they are. I need to put a signboard on them. Nearest we can figure is that they are presses or filters of some kind. Highly likely they have a connection to the mining industry. Any idea what they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 It looks like turning the shaft would cause the weaights to lift tgen drop could it be an old hammer mill for crushing ore? Just a guess i really have no idea du Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Richter Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Whats about that - a filter slurry press you only have to find out which slurry or sludge it is worth to execute for further processing. I think there are plenty of mineral resources in your region that are worth it (diamond splinter, gold, seldic earth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Plate filter. Some wineries use them. I saw them being used at some of the wineries I did work for. Breweries also use them. Basic design where you add or subtract the number of plates depending on what and how clean you need. The filter media is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 OK, Thanks for that. I'll call it an old time slurry filter press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Darryl! They are "filter presses" for sugar milling. I'll dig up a photo from my E.S.C.A Catalogue of 1911 which has them under "sugar milling equipment" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I havent seen them in the mining section, but that is probably because they didn't want to print it twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Here are two from online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 We use smaller pressure filters like this design to filter sand out of Maple Syrup. When the sap comes up from the ground it beings sand with it and when boiled down the sand follows along the syrup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 Woody! You have nailed it! It is quite likely they were used in the sugar industry, as I know quite a lot of our stuff came up from the Innisfail area. You have seen these at our place - in the scrap on the other side of the river, but I didn't think to ask you about them when you've been here. I think we have an ESCA catalogue somewhere too, so I'll check. The maker is S.H. Johnson & Co Ltd - but not sure what country Stratford is in. I guess there are a lot of Stratfords. Can't find any company reference on the net. Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Cool! I was pretty sure i was dead wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 The first time i saw them i had no idea, then i was doing some light reading with my morning coffee, found the cut and took a photo, and completely forgot to mention it the next time i was up, you know how distracted i get up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 19 hours ago, iron woodrow said: You know how distracted i get up there! Yeah, I know our coffee shop is a distraction for you. And I found out that the Stratford works of S.H. Johnson were established in 1876 in London. (Grace's Guide) Now under the London Olympic Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 They went underground in a big way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TessaNB Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I worked for S H Johnson & Co Ltd in the late fifties. They made filter presses for many different industries. British Sugar and I C I bought a lot of them. Boake Roberts was a neighbour in Carpenters Road, Stratford, East London and they used the filter presses for chemical processing. They must have sold all over the world as the ones in the top picture turned up in Australia. The frames were cast in the foundry which looked like a scene out of the 19th century. They also made the filter cloths but the rubber gaskets were made by Northern Rubber in Retford. The works backed up to the river Lea. This is a picture of the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Brouwers Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Cool picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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