The 2,000 ton press at Penarth Heating Engineers made by Rice & Company of Elland Road, Leeds being operated by Teresa's father. She commented; "My mum said he didn't like it very much working there as it was a dark and cold building; he went on to become a wire splicer." [208]

A view of the upper platen with its downstroke hydraulic cylinders. The corner cylinders were probably for rapid access to the press tools for periodic maintenance. The massive 2,000 tons of compressive power generated by the pressure cylinders act on the entire structure hence the heavy cast iron and steel supporting structure made to resist deformation under load. [208]