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Mar. 03, 1954 - His big job will go far: At the General Electric Company's works at Witton, Birmingham, England, men are at work on an alternator which when finished will be shipped across the world to Tasmania and installed in the Tungstinsh hydro-electric power station. The latest products of British manufacturers of electrical apparatus will be displayed at this year's British Industries Fair, being held in London and Birmingham, May 3-14. Photo shows winder at work on the giant stator of the alternator under construction at English General Electric. Over seven miles of copper strip was used in the stator, which when fully wound will weigh nearly 60 tons

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13168628
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46154045
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Alternator Displayed Finished Fully Hydro-electric Industries Installed Nearly Shipped Stator Strip Tasmania Tons Weigh Winder Witton Wound


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