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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Brit Engineering Co

From Graces Guide

of Bridport also known as Hunt's Steam Sawmills and Carriage Accessories

formerly E. A. Chard and Co

later traded as Brit Marine Motors and then as Brit Engineering Co

1935 Listed as BRIT ENGINEERING WORKS, LTD. Marine Motor manufacturers St. Andrew's Rd. [1]

1953 Manufacturers Of Marine Motors, Internal Combustion, Petrol, Paraffin and Diesel Ranging From 3 H.P. To 32 H.P. ; Stem Gear ; Motorized Jenny Line Haulers ; Capstan Winches ; Hand Bilge Pumps.

1953 Advertising for staff. Brit Engineering Co Ltd, Bridport. Dorset.[2]

1963 Company closed

Note: Brit is not an abbreviation for Britannia but the name of a river in Bridport.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Kelly's Dorsetshire 1935
  2. Birmingham Daily Gazette - Saturday 07 March 1953