Bumsted and Chandler
Bumsted and Chandler of Cannock Chase Foundry and Engine Works, Hednesford, makers of high speed single-acting steam engines, colliery fans, and paper bag machines.
formerly Bradley and Bumsted, which business was then carried on by Francis Dixon Bumsted alone.
1890 Bumsted took Noel Chandler into partnership.
1892 Constructed electric lighting plant with Crompton and Co
1894 Compound three-crank Yacht Engine. Article and illustration.[2]
1896 Description of a 115 IHP Chandler triple expansion engine installed at Cadbury’s, Bournville.[3]
1905 The Hastings Borough Electrical Engineer recommended installing a Bumsted & Chandler engine to replace the troublesome Gwynne engine at the electric light works. [4]
1906 Description of combined compound enclosed steam engine and centrifugal pump (impeller mounted on crankshaft), made for Richardsons, Westgarth and Co.[5]
1908 Became a limited liability company
c.1912 The Ideal Agricultural Motor Co introduced the Ideal tractor. The tractor had a 24 HP engine and had a number of features which made it complicated to use and expensive to purchase. It had a manually controlled differential lock that allowed the driver to direct the power through the left or right wheel only according to soil conditions and traction requirements. The driving wheels were fitted with spade lugs which were attached to a cam which retracted them automatically, thereby preventing a build-up of mud in resistant soil conditions. The tractor had a frame attached to the rear on which implements were mounted. and this acted as a hinge point and allowed the implement to be raised about the ground during transportation or during headland turns. The lift mechanism, powered by the tractor engine, consisted of a cable attached to the frame of the implement.
c.1913 Presumably Bumsted and Chandler took on the manufacture and sale of the Ideal tractor from Ideal Agricultural Motor Co
1914 "Exhibited the Ideal plough, manufactured under Waller patents (presumably Waller refers to Francis Mark Waller). The example which is staged is very similar to that which was seen at the last Royal Show at Bristol. It has, however, certain improvements which are noticeable. Primarily, there is a new type of plough frame, which permits the sideways adjustment of the shares. The plough-lifting tackle is also modified. A new worm gear has been schemed, and this is put into operation by means of a hand lever from the, driver's seat. A four-cylinder engine, under a conventional type of bonnet, with the serviceable-looking radiator, comprises the power plant, and the gear mechanism remains much as it was when last this machine made its public appearance. The paddle arrangement of eccentrically-mounted spuds is still retained. Mr. Waller tells us that he has been doing excellent work with a similar model over very heavy ground for some while past."[6]
1920 April. Issued pamphlet on the Ideal agricultural motor.[7]
c.1921 End of production of the Ideal tractor
1929 Sale of stores stock, including spares for high speed engines and paper bag machines.[8]
1934 Removed from the register of companies[9]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1896/01/24
- ↑ The Engineer 1894/07/13 p30
- ↑ Engineering 1896/01/24
- ↑ Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 18 March 1905
- ↑ Engineering 1906/08/03
- ↑ Commercial Motor 2 July 1914
- ↑ The Engineer 1920/04/23 p438
- ↑ Staffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 28 September 1929
- ↑ The London Gazette 19 October 1934