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British Industrial History
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Worthington Pump Co
From Graces Guide
of 153 Queen Victoria Street, London.
1903 James Simpson and Co and Worthington Pumping Engine Co merged [1]
1903 The company was registered on 7 April. [2]
1905 Offered air compressors and vacuum pumps made by the Clayton Air Compressor Works of New York
1913-1917 Importer of the Worthington Ingeco (American). For a list of the models and prices of Paraffin Commercial and Agricultural Motors, Tractors, Ploughs, Sprayers, etc. see the 1917 Red Book
1917 Name changed to Worthington Simpson Ltd when control passed into the hands of American associates.