Emerson Walker and Thompson Brothers
of Dunston Forge, Gateshead-on-Tyne
Patent windlass and capstan manufacturers
See Emerson, Walker and Co and Thompson Brothers
1884 The company was registered with capital of £36,000.[1]
1888 Supplied a patent windlass for the South Briton[2]
1896 Supplied steam windlasses for the Garmoyle[3]
1906 Supplied the steam windlass for the Towergate which was launched at Sunderland[4]
1909 Supplied a steam windlass and capstan for the Gerania [5]
Worked closely with Clarke, Chapman and Co for many years.
1914 Patent Windlass and Capstan Manufacturers, Dunston, Gateshead-on-Tyne, and 6, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C. Established in 1855 by Edmund Walker. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1884. Directors: H. Eastcott, J.P. (Chairman), James W. Thompson, H. Walker Eastcott (Managing Directors), G. E. W. Bridge, H. Russell Eastcott. Staff: 400 to 500. Specialities: Patent Windlasses, Capstans and Forgings
1922 Mechanical Engineers, Dunston Forge, Gateshead-on-Tyne. T. A.:" Nestor, Gateshead." T. N. Central Gateshead 1138. Established 1813 and 1856. Incorporated as a Limited Co. 1884. Directors Harry Eastcott (Chairman), James W. Thompson H. Russell Eastcott, H. Walker Eastcott and Robert Winship. Specialities.—Patent steam windlasses and capstans, forgings, etc.
1927 "Noted for steam windlasses[6]
1928 Name changed.
1961 General engineers specialising in the manufacture of windlasses and steam capstans and ships auxiliary machines. 400 employees.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Morning Post 16 August 1884
- ↑ The Engineer 1888/09/14
- ↑ The Engineer 1896/12/11
- ↑ The Times, Oct 05, 1906
- ↑ The Times, Oct 27, 1909
- ↑ Aberconway