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 244,499 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.

Shipton and Simpson

From Graces Guide
1. Schematic arrangement of the 'pendulous' version of Shipton and Simpson's engine. The eccentric cylindrical piston revolves about the axis of the small diameter shaft, while the casing swings on trunnions (through which steam is admitted and exhausted [1]
2. From The Imperial Journal, 1853
3. From The Imperial Journal, 1853

of Trafford Street, Manchester

See Simpson and Shipton and Shipton and Co

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer, 23 Oct 1885