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In 1948, Dowty decided to market a newly developed product - the hydraulic pit prop. Early design prototypes had been tested in 1945, when it was felt desirable to develop new industrial applications of hydraulics.
Initially, the production of mining props was being carried out by Dowty Auto Units but in 1954 Dowty Mining Equipment was created.
In 1956 Dowty Mining Equipment opened a new factory at Ashchurch, Nr. Tewkesbury and by 1957, the millionth hydraulic pit prop had been produced and in use all over the world.
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Roof Support and Anchor Station
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roof Support and Anchor Station
Roof Support Equipment at the Cleveland Coal Show
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roof Support Equipment at the Cleveland Coal Show
Roofmaster Hydraulic Powered Support System
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Hydraulic Powered Support System
Roofmaster Mark 1B Self-Advancing Support System
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Mark 1B Self-Advancing Support System
Roofmaster Minor Power Support System
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Minor Power Support System
Roofmaster Props Mk.1 B & C
Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Props Mk.1 B & C
Silver Jubilee Commemorative Book 1931 - 1956
Commemorative Book celebrating Dowty Group 25-years 1931 – 1956
Sir George Dowty "thank you" letter to employees
Sir George Dowty “thank you” letter to employees on 21st Anniversary – Jul 1952
Standard Hydraulic Props Type PA.2700
Dowty Mining Equipment – Standard Hydraulic Props Type PA.2700
Steep Seam Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – Steep Seam Chock
Support Control on Steep Seams
Dowty Mining Equipment – Support Control on Steep Seams
The A.B. Meco-Moore in Northumberland - Trial at Bates Colliery
An article from the Iron and Coal Trades Review – The A.B. Meco-Moore in Northumberland about a Trial at Bates ...
The Desford Colliery Dowty Band
The Desford Colliery Dowty Band hailed from a small mining town called Coalville in the heart of the Midlands UK. The ...
The Economics of Powered Supports for Coal Mining
Dowty Mining Equipment – The Economics of Powered Supports for Coal Mining
The Hydraulic Pit Prop
The Hydraulic Pit Prop article from The Colliery Guardian – Sep 1948
The Miracle of Mechanisation in the Coal Mines
Dowty Mining Equipment – The Miracle of Mechanisation in the Coal Mines
The Stone Hydraupuller
Dowty Mining Equipment – The Stone Hydraupuller
Thin Seam Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – Thin Seam Chock
Thin Seam Face End Support System
Dowty Hucknall – Thin Seam Face End Support System
VHS Tape to Digital
We have received a message from an Ex. Dowty Mining Engineer who worked for the Export Dept at Dowty Mining ...
Video Clip of Peter Kearney being interviewed by Sue Jay
This is a great documentary featuring a lorry driver who worked for Dowty. Watch this documentary about the life of a ...
VIP Visit - HRH Duke of Edinburgh c.1970
Photograph of HRH Duke of Edinburgh visiting a Dowty Mining trade stand at a Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) ...
VIP Visit - HRH Duke of Kent
Photographs of a VIP visit by HRH Duke of Kent to a Dowty Mining Equipment display stand at a Council ...
VIP Visit - Lord Robens
Photographs of a VIP visit by Lord Robens, Chairman National Coal Board; Sir George Dowty; Mr Murray Garmmar, Purchasing Director ...
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