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[[image:Im070216MCJ-Bentall.jpg|thumb| February 1907. ]]
[[Image:ImBental-20200330-CS.jpg|thumb| Used at a coffee plantation in Tanzania (Photo in 2019). ]]


[[Image:Im19091106Auto-Bentall.jpg|thumb| November 1909. ]]
[[image:Im20150527RB-Bentall.jpg |thumb| ?? Bone Crusher? ]]
[[image:Im20150518RB-Bentall2.jpg |thumb| Bentall Spiral Root Cleaner? ]]
[[image:Im20150518RB-Bentall1.jpg |thumb| Bentall Spiral Root Cleaner? ]]
[[image:Im19191101IM-EHBentallCo.jpg |thumb| Nov 1919. ]]
[[Image:Im2011PVR-Benttxt.jpg|thumb| RCA Oat Crusher Mill. Built pre 1920's in Haybridge, Malden.]]
[[Image:Im20110716MEAL-i133.jpg|thumb| 1920s. Oil Cake Breaker. Model OCP. Exhibit at [[Museum of East Anglian Life]]. ]]
[[Image:Im1933EnV156-p066a.jpg |thumb|1933. Tandem Disc Harrow. ]]


[[Image:Im20110529Car-Bent-i750.jpg|thumb| 1922. Bentall Pioneer engine 3-4 hp. ]]
[[Image:Im20110723SW-i099.jpg|thumb| Roller Mill RCA. ]]


[[Image:Im19470901FIM-Bentall.jpg|thumb| September 1947. ]]
[[image:Im090510B-Bentall50s.jpg|thumb| 1950s. ]]
[[image:Im090510B-Bentall50s.jpg|thumb| 1950s. ]]
[[image:im20140617-Bentall1.jpg |thumb| Possible Chaff Cutter?]]
[[image:im20140617-Bentall2.jpg |thumb| Possible Chaff Cutter?]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090523L-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090604CCS-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im090604CCS-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im090613AW-Bentall.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum]]. ]]
 
[[Image:Im0909CSF-Bentall.jpg|thumb|  ]]
[[Image:Im0909CSF-Bentall.jpg|thumb|  ]]
[[Image:Im091012Din-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012Din-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012Din-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012LM-Bentalls1.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Lawrence House Museum]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012LM-Bentalls1.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Lawrence House Museum]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012LM-Bentalls2.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Lawrence House Museum]] ]]
[[Image:Im091012LM-Bentalls2.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Lawrence House Museum]] ]]


[[image:Im20100829Sh-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im20100829Sh-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:im20171212RB-EHBentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20100912Ex-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20100912Ex-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20110501Mon-Bent227.jpg|thumb| Roller Mill. ]]
[[Image:Im20110501Mon-Bent227.jpg|thumb| Roller Mill. ]]
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[[Image:Im20110702SH-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20110702SH-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20110702SH-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20110702SH-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im20110714MP-i378.jpg|thumb| No 1 hand operated grain mill. Exhibit at the [[Museum of Power]]. ]]
[[Image:Im20110714MP-i380.jpg|thumb| Root Chopper.  Model XWPA. Exhibit at the [[Museum of Power]]. ]]
[[image:Im20110716MEAL-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| Model WPH. Exhibit at the [[Museum of East Anglian Life]]. ]]
[[image:Im20110709Sed-Bent1.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im20110709Sed-Bent3.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im20110709Sed-bent2.jpg|thumb| Detail. ]]
[[image:Im20110723SW-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im120604Aber-bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[image:Im1858EnV6-p136.jpg|thumb| 1858. Gearing for agricultural machines.]]
[[Image:Im201208-Bentall2.jpg|thumb| 1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine. ]]
[[Image:Im201208-Bentall1.jpg|thumb| 1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine. ]]
[[Image:Im201208-Bentall3.jpg|thumb| 1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine. ]]
[[Image:Im201208-Bentall4.jpg|thumb| 1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine. ]]
[[Image:Im201208-Bentall5.jpg|thumb| 1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine. ]]
[[Image:Im1916PRI-Bentall.jpg|thumb| 1916. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bent12347b.jpg|thumb| Engine number 12347. 4hp. Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bent12347a.jpg|thumb| Engine number 12347. 4hp. (Detail). Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bent5.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bent5a.jpg|thumb| Detail, Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bent99.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im201403P-Bentall.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Pearns Steam World]]. ]]
[[Image:Im2015Aus10-Bentall.jpg|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Im2015Aus19-BentallCXB.jpg|thumb| CXB Chaff Cutter. ]]
[[image:im20161125RB-Bentall.jpg |thumb| CCX Chaff Cutter.]]
[[image:im20161125RB-Bentall2.jpg |thumb| CCX Chaff Cutter Detail.]]
[[image:im20161125RB-Bentall3.jpg |thumb| CCX Chaff Cutter Detail.]]


of Heybridge, Maldon, Essex
of Heybridge, Maldon, Essex


== General ==
'''See also -
1790 William Bentall, a farmer from Goldhanger builds a plough made of cast iron fixed to a wooden frame
* [[E. H. Bentall and Co: Cars]]
* [[E. H. Bentall and Co: Engines]]
 
1790 [[William Bentall]], a farmer from Goldhanger, built a plough made of cast iron fixed to a wooden frame


1797 Because of success of the plough, Bentall ceases farming and sets up a foundry, smithy and joinery business and produces 'Goldhanger' ploughs
1797 Because of success of the plough, Bentall ceased farming and set up a foundry, smithy and joinery business and producef 'Goldhanger' ploughs


1805 Company founded by [[William Bentall]] builds a factory on land close to the Chelmer and Blackwater canal at Heybridge
1805 Company founded by William Bentall builds a factory on land close to the Chelmer and Blackwater canal at Heybridge


1836 William dies and control passes to [[Edward Hammond Bentall]] the son of William
1836 William died and control passed to [[Edward Hammond Bentall]], his son.
 
'''Company renamed


1839 The company was re-named as '''E. H. Bentall and Co'''  
1839 The company was re-named as '''E. H. Bentall and Co'''  


1843 E. H. Bentall introduces the Broad Share Cultivator and in the next eight years they sell 8,000 of them
1843 E. H. Bentall introduced the Broad Share Cultivator and in the next eight years they sell 8,000 of them


1851 Award at the [[1851 Great Exhibition]]. See details at [[1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class IX.]]
1851 Award at the [[1851 Great Exhibition]]. See details at [[1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class IX.]]


1875 Producing a wide range of agricultural and screw cutting machinery
1861 Exhibited at the [[Royal Agricultural Society of England]] meeting in Leeds - exhibited harrows, etc<ref>The Farmer's Magazine, 1861</ref>


1885 E. H. Bentall dies and the firm is then run by his son [[Edmund Ernest Bentall]]
1875 Produced a wide range of agricultural and screw cutting machinery
 
1885 E. H. Bentall died and the firm was then run by his son [[Edmund Ernest Bentall]]


1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Grater, or Root Cutting Machine. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 29th June 1894 p562</ref>
1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Grater, or Root Cutting Machine. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 29th June 1894 p562</ref>


1900 E. E. Bentall designs an internal combustion engine to power agricultural machinery
1900 E. E. Bentall designed an internal combustion engine to power agricultural machinery


1912 Introduced a 1.5-hp two-stroke engine but it was soon replaced by the Pioneer model. The Pioneer range came in models from 1.5 to 12 hp.
1906 Announced they were introducing 8, 10 and 16-hp cars. <ref>Autocar Magazine of 8th December 1906 </ref>
 
1912 Introduced a 1.5-hp two-stroke engine but it was soon replaced by the ''Pioneer'' model. The Pioneer range came in models from 1.5 to 12 hp.


1914 Specialities: Chaff Cutters, Grinding Mills, Cattle Food preparing Machines, Petrol and Oil Engines and Engineers' Bright Steel Nuts, Bolts etc. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
1914 Specialities: Chaff Cutters, Grinding Mills, Cattle Food preparing Machines, Petrol and Oil Engines and Engineers' Bright Steel Nuts, Bolts etc. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
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1914 The works was employing some six to seven hundred hands with the works covering an area of about fourteen acres
1914 The works was employing some six to seven hundred hands with the works covering an area of about fourteen acres


Post WWI Became part of [[AGE - Agricultural and General Engineers]] and were the largest company in the group.
Post WWI: Became part of [[AGE - Agricultural and General Engineers]] and were the largest company in the group.


1925 Ceased production of the vertical engine
1925 Ceased production of the vertical engine


In 1933, E. E. Bentall purchased the ordinary shares of the company from the receivers of Agricultural and General Engineers.
1933 E. E. Bentall purchased the ordinary shares of the company from the receivers of '''Agricultural and General Engineers'''.


WWII. Production set up for the manufacture of small machine parts for the aircraft for Handley-Page. Also produced complete assemblies such as tail fins and bomb floor for the new Halifax bombers  
WWII. Production set up for the manufacture of small machine parts for the aircraft for [[Handley Page]]. Also produced complete assemblies such as tail fins and bomb floor for the new Halifax bombers  


1946 Public company with [[Charles Edward Bentall]] as Chairman
1946 Public company with [[Charles Edward Bentall]] as Chairman
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1961 Manufacturers of field implements, barn machinery, self-filling drinking bowls, grain handling and storage plant, galvanised ware, brewery equipment, dairy equipment, coffee and rice plantation machinery.  500 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Manufacturers of field implements, barn machinery, self-filling drinking bowls, grain handling and storage plant, galvanised ware, brewery equipment, dairy equipment, coffee and rice plantation machinery.  500 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>


In 1961 the company was taken over by the [[Acrow (Engineers)|Acrow]] group of companies.
1961 the company was taken over by the [[Acrow (Engineers)|Acrow]] group of companies.


1984 [[Acrow (Engineers)|Acrow]] went into receivership. The business founded nearly 180 years before closed in Heybridge.
1984 [[Acrow (Engineers)|Acrow]] went into receivership. The business founded nearly 180 years before closed in Heybridge.
== Cars ==
See [[E. H. Bentall and Co: Cars]]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
<references/>
<references/>
* [http://www.itsaboutmaldon.co.uk/bentall/index.shtml] It's about Maldon
* [http://www.itsaboutmaldon.co.uk/bentall/index.shtml It's about Maldon]


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[[Category: Cars]]
[[Category: Cars]]
[[Category: Stationary Engines]]
[[Category: Stationary Engines]]
[[category: Agricultural Machinery]]

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Used at a coffee plantation in Tanzania (Photo in 2019).
?? Bone Crusher?
Bentall Spiral Root Cleaner?
Bentall Spiral Root Cleaner?
Nov 1919.
RCA Oat Crusher Mill. Built pre 1920's in Haybridge, Malden.
1920s. Oil Cake Breaker. Model OCP. Exhibit at Museum of East Anglian Life.
1933. Tandem Disc Harrow.
Roller Mill RCA.
September 1947.
1950s.
Possible Chaff Cutter?
Possible Chaff Cutter?
Im090523L-Bentall.jpg
Im090523L-Bentall1.jpg
Im090523L-Bentall2.jpg
Im090604CCS-Bentall.jpg
Im0909CSF-Bentall.jpg
Im20100829Sh-Bentall.jpg
Im20171212RB-EHBentall.jpg
Im20100912Ex-Bentall1.jpg
Roller Mill.
Im20110529St-Bent-i255.jpg
Oil Cake Mill.
Im20110702SH-Bentall1.jpg
Im20110702SH-Bentall2.jpg
No 1 hand operated grain mill. Exhibit at the Museum of Power.
Root Chopper. Model XWPA. Exhibit at the Museum of Power.
Model WPH. Exhibit at the Museum of East Anglian Life.
Im20110709Sed-Bent1.jpg
Im20110709Sed-Bent3.jpg
Detail.
Im20110723SW-Bentall.jpg
Im120604Aber-bentall.jpg
1858. Gearing for agricultural machines.
1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine.
1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine.
1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine.
1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine.
1894. Bentall Model 1688 photographed in Ukraine.
1916.
Engine number 12347. 4hp. Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Engine number 12347. 4hp. (Detail). Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Detail, Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Exhibit at Pearns Steam World.
Im2015Aus10-Bentall.jpg
CXB Chaff Cutter.
CCX Chaff Cutter.
CCX Chaff Cutter Detail.
CCX Chaff Cutter Detail.

of Heybridge, Maldon, Essex

See also -

1790 William Bentall, a farmer from Goldhanger, built a plough made of cast iron fixed to a wooden frame

1797 Because of success of the plough, Bentall ceased farming and set up a foundry, smithy and joinery business and producef 'Goldhanger' ploughs

1805 Company founded by William Bentall builds a factory on land close to the Chelmer and Blackwater canal at Heybridge

1836 William died and control passed to Edward Hammond Bentall, his son.

Company renamed

1839 The company was re-named as E. H. Bentall and Co

1843 E. H. Bentall introduced the Broad Share Cultivator and in the next eight years they sell 8,000 of them

1851 Award at the 1851 Great Exhibition. See details at 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class IX.

1861 Exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Society of England meeting in Leeds - exhibited harrows, etc[1]

1875 Produced a wide range of agricultural and screw cutting machinery

1885 E. H. Bentall died and the firm was then run by his son Edmund Ernest Bentall

1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Grater, or Root Cutting Machine. [2]

1900 E. E. Bentall designed an internal combustion engine to power agricultural machinery

1906 Announced they were introducing 8, 10 and 16-hp cars. [3]

1912 Introduced a 1.5-hp two-stroke engine but it was soon replaced by the Pioneer model. The Pioneer range came in models from 1.5 to 12 hp.

1914 Specialities: Chaff Cutters, Grinding Mills, Cattle Food preparing Machines, Petrol and Oil Engines and Engineers' Bright Steel Nuts, Bolts etc. [4]

1914 The works was employing some six to seven hundred hands with the works covering an area of about fourteen acres

Post WWI: Became part of AGE - Agricultural and General Engineers and were the largest company in the group.

1925 Ceased production of the vertical engine

1933 E. E. Bentall purchased the ordinary shares of the company from the receivers of Agricultural and General Engineers.

WWII. Production set up for the manufacture of small machine parts for the aircraft for Handley Page. Also produced complete assemblies such as tail fins and bomb floor for the new Halifax bombers

1946 Public company with Charles Edward Bentall as Chairman

1949 New foundry built. Also they purchased of Tamkin Brothers and Co of Chelmsford

1961 Manufacturers of field implements, barn machinery, self-filling drinking bowls, grain handling and storage plant, galvanised ware, brewery equipment, dairy equipment, coffee and rice plantation machinery. 500 employees. [5]

1961 the company was taken over by the Acrow group of companies.

1984 Acrow went into receivership. The business founded nearly 180 years before closed in Heybridge.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Farmer's Magazine, 1861
  2. The Engineer of 29th June 1894 p562
  3. Autocar Magazine of 8th December 1906
  4. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  5. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE