Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works Co
From Graces Guide
Exhibit at the Museum of East Anglian Life.
Detail. Exhibit at the Museum of East Anglian Life.
Exhibit at Strumpshaw Steam Museum .
1912. 7-hp paraffin Victoria engine. Exhibit at Amberley Working Museum.
Engine on display at Oakham Treasures.
Engine on display at Oakham Treasures.
1912. Engine on display at Oakham Treasures.
1914. Engine on display at Oakham Treasures.
of Lawrence Hill, Bristol
1889 The name was changed from the Bristol Wagon Works Co to the present title. [1]
1905 April. Details of their 5-Ton lorry.[2]
c.1906 to c.1920 The 'Victoria Engine' stationary internal combustion engines produced. Around 3,500 built.
1909 Took on responsibility for sales and service activities of the Bristol Motor Co under its manager Arthur Edward Johnson
1913 Introduced the Paraffin Victoria model rated at 4.5 hp and later uprated to 5 hp.
1913 One of 15 established companies involved in manufacture and hiring-out of railway rolling stock[3]
1920 Business acquired by the Leeds Forge Co.[4]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/04/01
- ↑ The Times, Sep 20, 1913
- ↑ The Engineer 1921/01/07, page 3.
- A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1996. ISBN 1 873098 37 5