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Oatey and Sons

From Graces Guide
c 1870. Hand cart called 'Camel', kept at Bodmin and Wenford Railway.
  • c.1833 Wadebridge Foundry established by William Oatey from St Erth, who had served his time at Hayle Foundry. Traded as Oatey and Sons.
  • They built a number of large steam engines for Cornish mines, including a 30" engine for Treburgett United, designed by Hocking and Loam, a 40" engine for East Wheal Vor (1853), a 24" for Camel Quarry (1855), and a 40" for West Dolcoath in 1861 (re-erected in 1865 at Credis Mine, near Padstow).
  • c.1874 William Oatey’s son-in-law, John Martyn, was taken into partnership, and the firm then traded as Oatey and Martyn.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  • The Cornish Beam Engine by D B Barton (D Bradford Barton, 1966)
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