This week you see how laminated springs for motor-cars are made by Henderson's Federal Spring Works Pty. Ltd., North Melbourne. The manufacture of springs is only one of the many automobile parts produced by this company, which, when necessary, can even forge its own steel to required standards. Its position as the largest and best equipped engineering establishment of its kind in Australia is due to the engineering foresight of the founder—the late J. K. Henderson—who commenced making springs in Melbourne in 1875. The advent of the motor vehicle opened a new field for his activities, and his success can be gauged from the position that this company holds in the motor industry to-day. The firm has recently ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 15 Jul 1939, Page 17
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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