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Johnson and Ellington
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of Chester.
1869 Edward Bayzand Ellington entered into partnership with Bryan Johnson of Chester. The company (Bryan Johnson (of Chester)) was renamed Johnson and Ellington, began specializing in hydraulic machinery.
1874 Holmes & Payton's stone dressing machine (planing machine) exhibited at the 1874 Vienna Exhibition. This was originally designed by Joseph E Holmes, the detail design being done by Mr Ellington of the company [1]. See illustration
1875 They acquired the right to manufacture the Brotherhood three cylinder hydraulic engine. The company was converted to a limited company named the Hydraulic Engineering Co.
1876 Have a pair of small engines running for the hydraulic hoists at Nettlefolds. J&E were by then known as the Hydraulic Engineering Co [2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Engineering' magazine, 20th March 1874
- ↑ The Engineer 1876/07/28 p60