Villiers Mk10

I was stripping the sump off a "spares" Mk.10 and noticed what looked like Verdigris on the magneto housing, a quick rub with wire wool  showed this...





Just idle curiosity really, I wondered what it is made of?, definitely non-ferrous, my guess is Brass, .

Robotstar5 wrote:
Just idle curiosity really, I wondered what it is made of?, definitely non-ferrous, my guess is Brass, .

I think more likely bronze, a bit more hard wearing, but I'm happy to be corrected. Interesting article here with info on Marston Road and Villiers Street Works.

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Engineering/Villiers/Villiers3.htm

Woodsman wrote:

Robotstar5 wrote:
Just idle curiosity really, I wondered what it is made of?, definitely non-ferrous, my guess is Brass, .

I think more likely bronze, a bit more hard wearing, but I'm happy to be corrected. Interesting article here with info on Marston Road and Villiers Street Works.

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Engineering/Villiers/Villiers3.htm

Thanks for the link, the bit about the shot blast machines bought back memories of my time in the foundry, our machines had four 3 foot diameter shot wheels that blasted the castings as they went past on a conveyor, there were sacrificial 1" thick tough steel plates opposite the wheels and they had to replaced every 2-3 months!