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Title
Power Transmission
Reference
YA1996.2138
Production date
1945 - 1945

Creator

William Kenyon & Sons Limited Biography Biography
William Kenyon & Sons Limited was founded in 1866. The company began by manufacturing rope drives for use in industrial power transmission. The company diversified into making rope for carrier systems and for the paper industry. The company supplied the ropes used in the first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

Scope and Content
Binder containing details about cotton rope manufactured by the company. Information contained in the binder includes description of the rope, fitting and splicing, planning of a factory in order to use rope drives, various machines using rope drives and
Physical description
Good
Language
English
Archival history
Provenance unknown
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

William Kenyon & Sons Limited Biography Biography
William Kenyon & Sons Limited was founded in 1866. The company began by manufacturing rope drives for use in industrial power transmission. The company diversified into making rope for carrier systems and for the paper industry. The company supplied the ropes used in the first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

Subject
Textile machinery.
Cotton yarn industry England
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

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ITEMYA1996.2138 Power Transmission