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Firth Brown 5 ton steam hammer, junction of Savile Street and Sutherland Street, Attercliffe

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Firth Brown 5 ton steam hammer, junction of Savile Street and Sutherland Street, Attercliffe
Sheffield_Attercliffe
1980-1999

This was built in 1947 by the Brightside Engineering Company and was restored and moved to its present day location in 1994.

The hammer was used in forging steel rings for railway tyres and bearings in the steel industry.

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