Hume pipe : plain or reinforced concrete |
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| Title : | Hume pipe : plain or reinforced concrete |
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| Creator : | Hume Pipe Co. (Australia) | ||
| Source : | Hume pipe : plain or reinforced concrete for drains, sewers, culverts, irrigation, water supply, etc., front cover; p. 1-6 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1916 | ||
| Format : | Pamphlet | ||
| Dimensions : | 245 x 185 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Extracts from a pamphlet advertising Hume reinforced concrete pipes - manufactured using a method devised by Walter Hume in South Australia. Hume's method of pipe manufacture used a spinning mould which utilised centrifugal force to cast concrete pipes over a wire frame. |
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| Related names : | Hume, Walter Hume Pipe Co. (Australia) |
| Coverage year : | 1916 |
| Further reading : | McPhee, Margaret. The dictionary of Australian inventors and discoveries, St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1993 Port, Leo with Brian Murray. Australian inventors, Stanmore, NSW: Cassell Australia, 1978 |
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