Difference between revisions of "Gimson and Co"
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[[Image:1892 Leicester i0017.png|thumb|1892]] | [[Image:1892 Leicester i0017.png|thumb|1892]] | ||
of Leicester | of Leicester | ||
* 1842 Company founded. | |||
* 1880 Single-Cylinder Rotative beam Engine for South Staffordshire Waterworks (Hopwas Station) | * 1880 Single-Cylinder Rotative beam Engine for South Staffordshire Waterworks (Hopwas Station) | ||
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* 1892 Advert. | * 1892 Advert. | ||
* 1896 Private company. | |||
* 1961 General engineers and ironfounders, producing bottling machinery, conveyors, electric goods and passenger lifts. 450 employees. | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
* The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6 | * The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6 | ||
* [[Wright's Directory of Leicestershire, 1892]] | * [[Wright's Directory of Leicestershire, 1892]] | ||
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] |
Revision as of 16:45, 17 April 2008
of Leicester
- 1842 Company founded.
- 1880 Single-Cylinder Rotative beam Engine for South Staffordshire Waterworks (Hopwas Station)
- 1885 Four engines for Burton-on-Trent Council (Clay Mills Station)
- 1892 Advert.
- 1896 Private company.
- 1961 General engineers and ironfounders, producing bottling machinery, conveyors, electric goods and passenger lifts. 450 employees.
Sources of Information
- The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
- Wright's Directory of Leicestershire, 1892
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE