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John Watts and Co

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1877 10 HP engine
1877 10 HP engine - slide valve arrangement
1877.
1881. Aylesbury's double band saw, made by Watts & Co.[1]
1889.

J Watts and Co of Broad Weir Engine Works, Bristol.

1877 John Watts of Broad Weir Engine Works, Bristol

10 HP horizontal compound engine (see illustrations). 10" bore, 20" stroke. Flywheel 6 ft diameter. Widmark's patent governor. Exhibited at Bath & West of England Society's Show, 1877.[2]

1885 Gold medal for invention in respect of band-sawing machine

1889 Double band saw machine for deep cutting.[3]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Engineering 1881/03/25
  2. ↑ The Engineer 15th June 1877
  3. ↑ The Engineer of 8th March 1889 p197 & p201
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