Farmer, Robey, Clark and Co

of Trent Foundry, Gainsborough

The business commenced in c1842 by Thomas Adwick Farmer when he is described as an Iron and Brass Founder

1868 The company was known as Farmer and Son

c1880 The company was known as Farmer, Robey, Brown and Co

1884 Exhibited a vertical engine

By 1889 the business was known as Farmer, Robey, Clark and Co

1894. Bankruptcy.

See Also

• 1884 Royal Agricultural Show
• 1885 Smithfield Club Show
• 1887 Smithfield Club Show
• 1899 Dairy Show
• Ploughs, Chaff Cutters and Steam Engines - Ken Redmore
• Steam-Engine Builders of Lincolnshire by Ronald H. Clark
• The Engineer 1884/07/18
• The Engineer 1884/12/12
• The Engineer 1885/12/11
• The Engineer 1887/12/09
• The Engineer 1889/10/11
• Thomas Adwick Farmer

Sources of Information

• Steam Engine Builders of Lincolnshire by Ronald H. Clark. Published 1955 by Goose and Son