Photo: Silent gear wheel

Silent gear wheels. Photo caption: Bakelite Laminated is an ideal material for the fabrication of silent gear wheels. It is easy to machine, mechanically strong, and is water-lubricated. This photograph illustrates a Bakelite Laminated herringbone gear manufactured by Beard & Fitch Ltd, gearing specialists, 60, Britton Street, London, E.C.1. Such gears frequently outlast the metal gears with which they mesh. This item is part of the MoDiP BXL collection.

BXL : 0892