Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co
of Egyptian House, 170 Piccadilly, London; and Maconochie Road, Fraserburgh.
Established as the UK branch of the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co of the USA.
1900 Private company.
1907 Chairman and Managing Director is F. D. Johnson
1914 Manufacturers of Air Compressors and Pneumatic and Electric Labour-saving Appliances. Specialities: Air Compressors and Receivers; Boyer and Keller Pneumatic Hammers for Chipping, Caulking, Riveting and Stone Work; Pneumatic Sand Rammers and Shakers; Little Giant, New Giant and Boyer Pneumatic Drills, Grinders and Hoists; Electric Drills, Hoists Grinders and Blowers; Rock Drills and Ore-boring Machines; C.P.T. Commercial Vans, Indiarubber Hose Pipe etc. [1]
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book under the C. P. T. name.
1920 April. Portable Pneumatic Plant for Welding Work. [2]
1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with electric tools including a grinder. [3]
1922 The London office was the Egyptian House, 170 Piccadilly, WI. The company changed the address of the Bombay Office to Amarchand Building (Block No I, First Floor), Ballard-road, Fort, Bombay.[4]
1923 - of Egyptian House, 170, Piccadilly, London, W. 1 was appointed sole selling agent for Weldrics and Weldrines patented electrodes.[5]
1937 Pneumatic and electric tools and air compressors. [6]
1954 Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of air compressors, portable pneumatic tools, “ Hicycle ” electric tools and “Universal” electric tools. Directors: G. J. Coffey {Chairman}', N. Readman, A.C.A. {Managing)', J. A. Owen, M.I.Mech.E.; J. U. Vass; R. C. King; H. A. Jackson. Hec^ Office: 232, Dawes Road, London, S.W.6. T.: Fulham 7722 (10 lines). T.A. and Cables: Caulking Walgreen London. Works: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. T.: Fraserburgh 290. Associated Companies: The Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.; The Canadian Pneumatic Tool Co. Overseas Branches or Agents: In all principal countries of the world.[7]
1961 Manufacturers of pneumatic and electric tools. [8]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Compressed air tools. [9]
1968 Mobile drilling equipment (of 97-107 Uxbridge Road, London, W5). [10]
1987 Acquired by Atlas Copco.[11]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Engineer of 30th April 1920 p457
- ↑ The Engineer of 1st October 1920 p360
- ↑ The Engineer/1922/04/28
- ↑ The Engineer 1923/03/09
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ The Engineer of 19th January 1968 p131
- ↑ Aberdeen Press and Journal - 27 April 1987