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J and E Wood engine at Trencherfield Mill

Horizontal Compound Corliss Mill Engine. 1905.

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

1907. 2,500 hp triple-expansion mill engine by J. and E. Wood. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill

John and Edward Wood of Victoria Foundry, Bolton were engineers

Maker of stationary engines.

1838 Company established as Knight and Wood

1860s Name changed to John and Edward Wood - presumably John Wood (1822-1889) and Edward Wood.

1888 Compound Condensing Engine of 2,000 ihp for A. and A. Crompton and Co mill at Shaw, nr Oldham

Supplied a compound (or triple expansion?) rolling mill engine (rope drive) to Neepsend Rolling Mills, Sheffield, and a similar engine was exported to Russia, c.1901 - 1902

1907 Name Plaque. Exhibit at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry

1908 2,500 HP engine installed at Trencherfield Mill. Now restored and can be seen running at Trencherfield Mill museum

1912 Company closed

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