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Strip Caster?
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Hi Sandra.
As the name suggests, strip casting is a way of producing metal strip or light bar on a continuous basis from molten metal. The old way of making strip was to heat up a billet of metal to high temperature and then force it through rollers, like making pasta. This method is still actually used. Strip Casting produces the required strip from a constant source of molten metal, either through rollers or a die. It's also referred to as continuous casting. To be honest, I'm surprised that it dates back so far as 1871. You live and learn (especially on this site!)
A lot of light engineering went on in Ladywood. There was a strip-mill (William Morris Ltd) operating in Freeth Street until a couple of years ago, and I wonder if this is where your Mr Brunt was employed.
Big Gee
As the name suggests, strip casting is a way of producing metal strip or light bar on a continuous basis from molten metal. The old way of making strip was to heat up a billet of metal to high temperature and then force it through rollers, like making pasta. This method is still actually used. Strip Casting produces the required strip from a constant source of molten metal, either through rollers or a die. It's also referred to as continuous casting. To be honest, I'm surprised that it dates back so far as 1871. You live and learn (especially on this site!)
A lot of light engineering went on in Ladywood. There was a strip-mill (William Morris Ltd) operating in Freeth Street until a couple of years ago, and I wonder if this is where your Mr Brunt was employed.
Big Gee
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John Young
master brummie
Strip Casters
Hi Sandra A
Big Gee,s description & locality info is spot on,
so this is in addittion,, Wm Morris Ltd, Freeth Street was mainly into
"recycling" melting down (Strip feeding) into crucibles (re Big Gee info)
they specialised in Copper & Brass to produce raw "billetts" rolled
then forming coils of all sizes in sheets for Stamping industries,
eg Hand & power press work & 1001 trades as B,ham was then.
No doubt "Strip casting" still goes on, prob India & China
Engineering in Brum being Stripped & Casted so thanks
for refreshing the memories, Cheers John Y
Hi Sandra A
Big Gee,s description & locality info is spot on,so this is in addittion,, Wm Morris Ltd, Freeth Street was mainly into
"recycling" melting down (Strip feeding) into crucibles (re Big Gee info)
they specialised in Copper & Brass to produce raw "billetts" rolled
then forming coils of all sizes in sheets for Stamping industries,
eg Hand & power press work & 1001 trades as B,ham was then.
No doubt "Strip casting" still goes on, prob India & China
Engineering in Brum being Stripped & Casted so thanks
for refreshing the memories, Cheers John Y
StripCasters
Thank you for te replies.
The husband of an elderly lady who lives near me has just died, she was talking about her family, and her late husband's family, all of whom came from the Birmingham area. Indeed she and her family left Birmingham some 25yrs ago.
I thought t might be nice to give her some information as to where and what her ancestors did, Brunt was her mother's maiden name.
My friend is now in her mid 80's, Ephraim Brunt was her gt grandfather.
Thanks for your help.
Sandra
Thank you for te replies.
The husband of an elderly lady who lives near me has just died, she was talking about her family, and her late husband's family, all of whom came from the Birmingham area. Indeed she and her family left Birmingham some 25yrs ago.
I thought t might be nice to give her some information as to where and what her ancestors did, Brunt was her mother's maiden name.
My friend is now in her mid 80's, Ephraim Brunt was her gt grandfather.
Thanks for your help.
Sandra
Hi sandra,
This query very close to my heart.
Ephraim Brunt was born in Cheadle,Staffs in 1841.
His parents David Brunt and Rebecca Bullock married ,St Giles Cheadle 1840
(100 years later 1940 my parents married in St Giles and I was baptised there in 1942)
In 1861,1851 David ,Rebecca and Ephraim b. 1841 cheadle ,William b. 1844 cheadle and Elizabeth b. 1841 Birmingham, lived in Icknield square Ladywood
this would have been entirely different from their life in Cheadle.
In 1841 David and wife Rebecca are living in Well street, Cheadle with Rebeccas widowed mother and family.They are all Tape workers.
There was a large Tape mill in Cheadle employing hundreds of workers as well as outworkers,working in their own homes.
Although I now live in Birmingham I visit Cheadle often as I have family there and the cottages in Well street are still occupied,at the end of Well street there are hills and fields,so much different to Icknield square.
Alberta.
This query very close to my heart.
Ephraim Brunt was born in Cheadle,Staffs in 1841.
His parents David Brunt and Rebecca Bullock married ,St Giles Cheadle 1840
(100 years later 1940 my parents married in St Giles and I was baptised there in 1942)
In 1861,1851 David ,Rebecca and Ephraim b. 1841 cheadle ,William b. 1844 cheadle and Elizabeth b. 1841 Birmingham, lived in Icknield square Ladywood
this would have been entirely different from their life in Cheadle.
In 1841 David and wife Rebecca are living in Well street, Cheadle with Rebeccas widowed mother and family.They are all Tape workers.
There was a large Tape mill in Cheadle employing hundreds of workers as well as outworkers,working in their own homes.
Although I now live in Birmingham I visit Cheadle often as I have family there and the cottages in Well street are still occupied,at the end of Well street there are hills and fields,so much different to Icknield square.
Alberta.
Strip Caster
Alberta,
How fascinating. I am in no way related to the Brunt family but our eldest son is marrying David's 5 x great grand-daughter next year!
Our soon to be 'daughter in law's' gran's maiden name was Brunt.
By searching the census' I traced Ephraim as marrying Sarah (Unknown) in 1863, they had 2 sons - David (1864) and Thomas (1866).
Thomas m Sara Ann Crisp and had 4 children (up until 1901 census), it is one of these children that our 'DiL' is descended from.
Thank you for the information, much appreciated.
Sandra
Alberta,
How fascinating. I am in no way related to the Brunt family but our eldest son is marrying David's 5 x great grand-daughter next year!
Our soon to be 'daughter in law's' gran's maiden name was Brunt.
By searching the census' I traced Ephraim as marrying Sarah (Unknown) in 1863, they had 2 sons - David (1864) and Thomas (1866).
Thomas m Sara Ann Crisp and had 4 children (up until 1901 census), it is one of these children that our 'DiL' is descended from.
Thank you for the information, much appreciated.
Sandra