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Air Compressor - Kelly & Lewis Ltd, MMBW Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station, circa 1926
Reg. No: HT 2598
- Summary:
- This horizontal air compressor was one of a pair of electrically powered Kelly & Lewis units installed in the South Engine Room in about 1926. They replaced several small steam-powered compressors mounted on the large steam pumping engines. By the 1920s, electric equipment began to replace the steam-powered machinery at the Station after it was connected to the State Electricity Commission (SEC) power grid. The motor was manufactured by the English Electric Co. in the United Kingdom.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Water, Melbourne Water
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | air compressors, sewerage, sewerage works, spotswood sewerage pumping station |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), Melbourne, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| Secondary Classification: | Sewerage |
| Tertiary Classification: | machinery components |
| Manufacturer: | Kelly & Lewis Ltd, Australia, circa 1926 |
| User: | Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) Spotswood Pumping Station, Australia, 1926-1965 |
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