Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - general view of Firth Brown roll grinding shop. Large rolls 35 x 96 (weight 16 tons each) - for hot rolling aluminium, in process of grinding

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - Pair of fully-hard rolls coated with protective varnish, ready for packing prior to despatch

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - method of storing forged steel work rolls and back-up rolls in stands of welded construction

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - group of forged steel rolls for use in the cable industry showing rolls before and after grooving

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - protecting the surface for storage of a roll provided with a mirror finish for cold rolling aluminium foil

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - Method of storing large back-up rolls weighing 40 tons each, the barrels being protected from atmospheric conditions by aluminium sheet

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - method of storing fully hard forged steel work rolls to keep the barrels free from contact with each other

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - changing work rolls (1.25” x 21”) in a Sendzimir mill

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - general view of 6-stand Tandem Mill for hot rolling continuous coils of steel sheet. Forged steel back-up rolls 53” x 80”, weight 32 tons each, made as one piece forgings, are in operation in some of these stands

Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd. - forged steel rolls in use in a modern roughing mill producing bars and billets