Valve Factory Virtual Tour AWV Ashfield Sydney Australia

The Ashfield factory of Amalgamated Wireless Valve Company Pty.Ltd.

This valve factory produced millions of valves from the 1930's through 1970's. Demolished long ago, like most valve factories in the western world. Take a look inside to see the workers and machines of fifty years ago.

These pictures originally featured on the covers of Radiotronics, a Radiotron technical release published in Sydney, N.S.W., by Amalgamated Wireless Valve Company Pty. Ltd.

Cover picture from Radiotronics volume 17 number 10, October 1952.

Valve Factory Virtual Tour AWV Ashfield Sydney Australia

Photo index. Each link has a picture and short description.

Forming of Miniature Valve Stem Leads

Production Flow miniature type. Fourteen pictures show step-by-step production

Glass Lathe in operation

Sealing and Exhausting small batch of 2E26

Sealex Machine

Sealex Machine Close up 6AE8

Valve Testing Shows pre-heating racks, test equipment. + close up. (6AQ5)

Forming Parts

Stamping mica spacers

Manufacture of miniature valve bases

Testing a high power transmitting valve

Spot Welding operation on a miniature valve assembly

Checking Valve Bases for glass strain

High temperature treatment and exhaust

Grid Winding Machines rows and columns of busy workers!

Aging Racks

Valve Testing With short description of test procedure. Shows pre-heated racks, test equipment

Moulding Valve Base Shells a sixty-five ton press and a serious looking operator with a cool haircut

Laboratory Rating Test Set

Spot Knocking at 40000 volts!

Please email David if you can provide any additional information about the AWV works at Ashfield

Valve Factory Virtual Tour AWV Ashfield Sydney Australia

Other valve factory pictures:

AWV Rydalmere NSW Australia late 1950's

Mullard UK 1950's

Acknowledgment: This web page contains text and images from Radiotronics. A Radiotron technical release published in Sydney, N.S.W., by Amalgamated Wireless Valve Company Pty. Ltd.