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Image BTH 001 - A photograph of the BTH Roundabout Argon Gas Filling
exhaust machine, an image taken in 1946.
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Image BTH 002 - A photograph of Stan Marvin (centre) at work in the
BTH laboratory, an image taken in 1946.
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Image BTH 003 - A photograph of a technician at work on the BTH Roundabout
Argon Gas Filling exhaust machine,
an image taken in 1946.
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Image BTH 004 - A photograph of BTH, Melton Road, male staff, c1946.
Pick-out Stan Marvin (centre) by moving the cursor over the faces of
the staff.
Can you help identify others in the picture, if so click on this link
- Contact
Thurmaston Heritage Group.
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Image BTH 005 - A photograph of BTH, Melton Road, staff, c1946.
Left to right - Stan Marvin - Bob Western - Bill Quine.
Can you supply any information about the people in this picture, if
so click on this link - Contact
Thurmaston Heritage Group.
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The above images BTH 001 to BTH 005 are displayed with the kind permission
of Mrs. Jean Marvin (nee Moore), the widow of Stan Marvin. Jean was
born and grew-up in Thurmaston. Stan Marvin, who had served in the Royal
Navy
during the war, joined the Research and Development department
of the
BTH in 1946, to work on the development of Mercury vapour lamps.
Stan
and Jean met whilst in the employ of the company
Jean Moore had been employed at the BTH, Melton Road, factory during
the war years. She was employed on the assembling of magnetos, which
were a vital component of the ignition equipment of aero-engines. The
BTH produced the magneto that was used exclusively on the Rolls-Royce
Merlin engine fitted in the Hawker Hurricane fighter. The magnetos were
also fitted to Rolls-Royce and Bristol-Hercules engines of Wellington,
Halifax, Stirling and Lancaster bombers. Later in the war BTH magnetos
were also used with Rolls-Royce
Griffon engines of Supermarine Spitfires, as well as the
Napier-Sabre engines
of Hawker Typhoons.
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