Weyman and Hitchcock
From Graces Guide
Weyman and Hitchcock of Guildford and Cheltenham.
Formerly Weyman and Co
1892 Company formed when Mr Hitchcock joined Weyman and Co.
1892 Description, illustrations and indicator diagrams for the 'Trusty Petroleum Oil Engine'.[1]
1894 June. Took part in the Royal Agricultural Society’s Competitive Trial of Oil Engines. 5 bhp to Knight and Weyman's patent, 6 bhp to same patent but built by Clayton and Shuttleworth and 'Trusty' engine. Article in ‘The Engineer’.
1895 Production of i/c engines was transferred from Guildford to Cheltenham.
1899 A new company was registered on 4 January, as the Trusty Engine Works, to acquire the business of oil and gas engine manufacturers of Weyman and Hitchcock. [2]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1892/12/02
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- The Engineer of 22nd June 1894 p540 & p562
- The Engineer of 6th July 1894 p9 & p27
- Directory of Kent, Surrey and Sussex 1891