Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Lisbon Electricity Museum (Museu da electricidade)

From Graces Guide
AEG turbine generators
AEG water pump
Belliss and Morcom engine and GEC generator
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A superb museum in the former Tejo Power Station. Easily accessible by public transport (including suburban train) from central Lisbon

[1] Wikipedia entry for the museum

The preserved plant of the former Tejo Power Station includes four Babcock and Wilcox high pressure boilers dated 1941 and 1951, and two AEG turbine-alternators dated 1942. There are also coolers, circuit-breakers, blowers, filters, pumps, and coal handling eqipment. There are also generator sets and other equipment from other power plants, items associated with Lisbon’s public lighting, as well as household appliances of various periods and types.[1]

See Also

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  1. [2] Wikipedia - Tejo Power Station