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DocRefNoCR4031/7/392
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TitlePhotocopy of cast-iron paperweight in the form of a Willans & Robinson early steam turbine (c1905).
Date2011
DescriptionFormerly in the possession of William ('Bill') Willans (great grandson of Peter Willans, co-founder of the company) and presented by him to Alain Foote of Alstom to mark the engineering heritage award conferred by Institution of Mechanical Engineers at an award ceremony at Alstom on 18 November 2011.

Relates to Willans central valve engine (no. 3226) manufactured in Rugby (1902).
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