Weyburn Engineering Co
Weyburn Engineering Co of Elstead, Surrey.
1919 March. Advert for Ricardo Slipper Pistons for engines; over 61,000 pistons already ordered; cast by H. L. Raphaels Foundry. [1]
1920 Mr. Hamilton Gordon, Proprietor of the Weyburn Engineering Co, responsible for the building of the engine, for the Penlee Lifeboat - The Brothers.[2]
1935 Public company.
1937 Engineers; aero engine accessories. [3]
Made engines for lifeboats (see photo)
WWII Manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito. [4]
1954 Weyburn Engineering Co., Ltd. Head Office and Works: Elstead, Surrey. T.: Elstead 2141 (3 lines). T.A.: Weyburn, Elstead. Directors: Hamilton Gordon (Chairman); P. Richardson, O.B.E.; P. H. Bentley, M.B.E., M.C., A.M.I.Mech.E.; L. F. D. Watson, M.I.Mech.E. Precision engineers, camshafts, governors, pumps, etc.[5]
1961 Precision engineers, specialising in machining of camshafts, hydraulic pumps, governors and aero components. 750 employees. [6]
1975 Acquired Horstman Camshafts from Simms Motor and Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Lucas[7] and Creffield Blackstock[8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar 1919/03/29 pXXV
- ↑ The Engineer 1922/12/22
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ Mosquito by C. Martin Sharp and Michael J. F. Bowyer. Published by Crecy Books in 1995. ISBN 0-947554-41-6
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Feb 11, 1975
- ↑ The Times, Jan 15, 1976