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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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50-Ton Hydraulic Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 50-Ton Hydraulic Chock
6-Leg 180 Ton Rigid Base Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 180 Ton Rigid Base Chock
6-Leg 180 Ton Thin Seam Supports
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 180 Ton Thin Seam Supports
6-Leg 240 Ton Rigid Base Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 240 Ton Rigid Base Chock
6-Leg Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg Chock
6-Leg Medium Seam Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg Medium Seam Chock
6/260 Tonne Rigid Base Wide Walkway Support
Dowty Mining Equipment – 6/260 Tonne Rigid Base Wide Walkway Support
80 Ton Hydraulic Chock
Dowty Mining Equipment – 80 Ton Hydraulic Chock
Aerial Photos
Aerial photographs of Dowty Mining and Dowty Seals at Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch
Film shot by my father featuring Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch, c.1963 Our thanks to David Sayed for sharing this ...
All Hydraulic ROLF
Dowty Mining Equipment – All Hydraulic ROLF
AMC Coal Show - Chicago 1980
Photographs from the AMC Coal Show in Chicago USA 1980
Apprentice Training Schools
The majority, if not all Dowty sites had their own Apprentice Training Schools. This is where all Apprentices usually spent their ...
Ashchurch Site
Photographs showing the Ashchurch site and some early building works taking place at the Dowty Mining Equipment
Ashchurch Sports & Social Club
Photograph of the Ashchurch Sports & Social Club
At the Coal Face
Photographs showing some of the Dowty Mining Equipment products in use at the Coal Face
Automatic Wagon Control
Dowty Mining Equipment – Automatic Wagon Control
Bar Slide Head
Dowty Mining Equipment – Bar Slide Head
British Trade Fair - 1961
Photograph of a Dowty Mining Equipment trade stand, from a British Trade Fair held in 1961 (possibly USSR)
Brochure of Company and Products
Dowty Mining Equipment – Brochure of Company and Products
Cam Boxes
Dowty Mining Equipment – Cam Boxes
Chesterfield - Repair & Overhaul
Photographs showing the construction of a new Dowty Mining Equipment works at Chesterfield – Unit 35
Chock Shield Support Systems
Dowty Mining Equipment – Chock Shield Support Systems
Cleveland Coal Show 1970
Photographs from the Cleveland Coal Show, USA, held in 1970
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