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11788517
Area
Pins and buttons
Title
HENRY WIGGIN
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Dimensions
23 x 35 mm
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Unless you are personally involved in the industry, Henry Wiggin will likely not appear on your radar, as his products are hidden yet well-known. But for a brief time, some seventy years ago, the automotive world knocked on his door; the first local customer was Rover of Lode Lane, Solihull. Wiggin's business was carburizing steel—extremely hard and durable nickel plating for objects that rotate at both high speeds and high temperatures—conditions to which typical gas turbines are routinely exposed.

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