Acme Engine Co
Budhill Avenue, Shettlestone, Glasgow.
Presumably connected with Acme Manufacturing Co which was at the same address
1904 Acme Engine Co issued its catalogue[1]
1905 Acme Engineering Co had similar address
1906 'The Acme Engine Company, Limited, Glasgow, have just obtained from the Nobel's Explosive Company, Limited, of Scotland, the contract for two sets of “Acme” gas-engines and suction plants, each set to be capable of working at 150 brake horse-power, and to drive their refrigerating machinery through friction-clutches. The plants are to work continuously day and night. Scotch anthracite coal, costing 9s. 6d. per ton, is to be used, and a considerable saving will be effected over steam-engines. The engines will be started by meansof compressed air. Amongst other large orders on hand, the Acme Company have a 220-brake horse-power engine and suction plant for America, and the contract for the storm-water pumps for Cardiff. The latter includes two engines, each indicating 220 brake horse-power, direct-coupled to centrifugal pumps.'[2]
1907 Company voluntarily wound up[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1904/04/29
- ↑ Engineering 1906/03/02
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette 19 July 1907