Sandcasting Greeves frame components

Pretty labour intensive. Doesn't look like high volume production to me. Safety definitely not first but at least they're wearing gloves.

Previous post

Steam-powered embroidery

Those inventive Americans, National Geographic Magazine, 1971

 At a county fair in the 1970, a small steam engine is driving a sewing machine to embroider children's names on pieces of cloth for souvenirs. Apparently, the embroidery process is more interesting than a working steam engine.

Nicholson wrench

 

  Little implement wrenches like this show up all the time at antique stores, generally part of the tool kit supplied with agricultural equipment, in this case one of products that W. N. Nicholson and Sons of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire exported to Canada.

 The company was formed in 1825, as a malleable iron and steel foundry and according to Grace's Guides, they were still in business to at least 1960. Over the years they manufactured agricultural machinery and food mills of various kinds, also boilers, steam engines and stationary gas engines. 

Graces Guide

1960

Leon Lauthier Stayer

  In bicycle racing, Staying is an event where a bicyclist pedals in the slipstream of a pacer- a motorcycle or car- in an attempt to obtain high speeds without the problem of wind resistance.

   In 1924, Belgian Leon Vanderstruyft broke the existing speed record at Monthléry with a speed of 115 kph, which was the impetus for Frenchman Leon Lauthier to try to return the record to France.

  He built this 2400cc V twin stayer with aerodynamic aluminum bodywork for the attempt. Professional cyclist Jean Brunier was hired to ride the bicycle and on November 1 1925 they raised the world record to 120 kph. 

  Leon Lauthier continued building stayers and according to this site, there were at least 25 made.

Lovely little shooter

 

Ariel Leader, 1958

 Brand new in 1958, discontinued in 1965. Might have been better as a 350?

Model airplane display

Loc.gov

 Model airplanes decorate the ceiling of the train concourses at Union Station in Chicago, Feb 1943, signifying the huge number of airplanes required to win the war. Jack Delano photo.

Welding lesson

Jan '85 Classic Bike 

 The caption indicates that this a welding demonstration at the BSA factory in 1952. The Golden Flash plunger frame is lugged, meaning it's probably assembled in an brazing oven. I wonder what they would be adding with a torch. 

Sidecar Sunday

Suzuki power

 

Frazer & Jones

 

  I thought this was just another wrench from a long-gone 19th century agricultural equipment manufacturer, it's good to see that Frazer & Nash is still around casting iron in Syracuse, New York.

 From their site, the company was established in 1845 as Frazer & Benedict, became the Frazer & Jones Company in 1882 and was acquired by the current parent company, The Eastern Company in 1945.  Their business is medium to high volume castings less than 25 lb. No hulls for Sherman tanks or steam locomotive tender frames

I expect this wrench probably dates to their early days.