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 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 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.

William McCall Dodds

From Graces Guide

1901 Born

Educated in Edinburgh

Apprentice patternmaker in West End Engineering Works, Edinburgh

1917-9 Served in R.F.C. repairing aero-engines

1919-22 Mechanical eng. degree course at University of Edinburgh

1922-3 Tutor at Skerry's College, Edinburgh

1924-5 With American Engineering Co, Philadelphia, supervising operation and installation of Taylor stokers

1925-8 District manager, Cincinnati office

1926 Associate member of Inst Mech Engineers

1925-8 Assistant to General Manager Taylor Stoker Co

1930-3 Sales manager

1933 Promoted to Director and general manager

1935 Member I Mech E


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