Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Eddison Steam Rolling Co

From Graces Guide
1910.
Eddison Vans - Exhibit at Amberley Working Museum.
1931.
1931.
1931. 'Eddison Everywhere' plate from a charcoal burner in the above van.
Eddison Co. No 347.
Eddison Co. No 347.

of Steam Plough Works, Dorchester

Connected with the Oxfordshire Steam Ploughing Co

The company started in Dorchester in late Victorian times and then spread all over the country.

It was an early plant hire company, which specialised in hiring out Aveling and Porter rollers.

Presumably connected with Eddison and De Mattos, of similar address.

1903 Walter Eddison died.

1904 J. Hibbert de Mattos is the Managing Director

1948 EGM called to approve voluntary liquidation[1]

In 1949, Eddison’s was bought by the British Electric Traction Co

1952 Company was in voluntary liquidation[2]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The London Gazette 6 July 1948
  2. The London Gazette 30 September 1952