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'File 18/11 Buildings Repairs Agency Buildings – Correspondence re – Water pumps for the Bahrain Agency.' [‎49r] (99/150)

The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1934-20 Jun 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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TELEPHONE: SMETHWICK 1181 (5 Lines)
Air Mail
LONDON
81 CANNON ST., EC.4
C3rd floor)
PHONE 1 CITY 4324
MANCHESTER
5 CROSS STREET, 2
PHONE : BLA 5320
GLASGOW
12 WATERLOO ST. C.2
PHONE: CEN. 6368 & 6369
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Tangyes Limited
CORNWALL WORKS
SMETHWICK
BIRMINGHAM
LEG RAM
TANGYES
I R M I N G H A
MANUFACTURERS OF
SPECIAL PURPOSE
MACHINERY
GAS OIL AND STEAM
ENGINES
STEAM AND POWER PUMPS
ELECTRIC PUMPS
COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS
HYDRAULIC MACHINERY
LIFTING TACKLE. CASTINGS
GARAGE EQUIPMENT
IRREF 171-18/11
OUR REF.
(5 1
524-CLM.IEMT
24th February 1947
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain
Sir, ^
v»P dnlv received and thank you for your esteemed
4 ^ -t-ilri i sth January for two electrically-driven
enquiry dated 15th January, j-uj- j'"'-' followinK
Centrifugal Water Pumps, each suitable for the toiiowmg
duty conditions*
To deliver 500 gallons of water per hour.
To^e 3 operated^automatically and complete with aix
EleS^i? raifabl 0 /-^! t%lse 50 cycles,
400 volts.
In reply we have pleasure in quoting as follows.
TWO TANGYE li" ’AR 1 TfPE CENTRIFUGA L POMPS, e ach_on
direct drlveO^uffE-rnSclbre^couglinj
vTa C1?0i7PT0N PARKXN'SOit 3 BHP» ^900 ftPM. SCRj^j >
^n T oo;?i. oaow' TNTiUCTION M OTOR, with Automatic Contactor ty£g
Di rection Starter, and the undernot eg accessories_and
• fittings .
Capacity, H ead. Speed & Power Requirements -
Each pump will deliver 500 gallons of water per hour
against a total head of 70 ft. from all causes when
driven at a speed of 2900 rpm*
When performing thisduty the power required at each
pump spindle will be 2 -^- BHL.
Power rating of motors
Speed of motors
Specification
Pumps -
Diameter of delivery outlet
” suction inlet
3 BHP.
2900 rpm,
11»»
J-g
2”
Each pump will be designed and constructed generally
in accordance with the standard specification for x
type End Suction Centrifugal Pumps, fitted with ball
bearings given in List No. 577 enclosed herewith, arranged
for direct motor drive.
The baseplate will be extended to accommodate the
motor, to which the pump is direct connected by means ol
a flexible pin type coupling with rubber bushes.
Each complete with -

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The file contains papers relating to electric water pumps for the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

The file includes correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, and the following: the State Engineer, Bahrain Government; the Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Khalil bin Ibrahim Kanoo; Charles Dalyrmple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; John Blake Limited, Hydraulic Engineers; Ramchand Jethmal, Iron, Steel and Hardware Merchants; Sigmund Pumps Limited; and Worthington-Simpson Limited, Engineers.

It also includes: an illustrated catalogue for Water Supply by Blake’s Hydrams (folios 7 to 26); a sale catalogue for Sigma Type V High Pressure Multi-Stage Turbine Pumps (folios 42 to 47); and advertisements for Beresford-Stork Pumps (folio 27), Tangye ‘AR’ Type End Suction Centrifugal Pumps (folios 53 to 54), and Worthington Simpson Monobloc Centrifugal Pumps (folios 62 to 63).

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1 file (73 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 75; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-54; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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