Ruths Steam Accumulator Co
of Scotland Street, Glasgow
1924 The company was formed in April 1924 for the purpose of marketing in the British Empire the steam accumulator invented by Dr. J. Ruths, Director of the Aktiebolaget Vaporackumulator, Stockholm. By the terms of the licence all plants were to be made in Britain.
The accumulators were described in some detail in Engineering [1]
1924 the controlling interest in Ruths Steam Accumulator Co, was acquired by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co and James Howden and Co of Glasgow. [2]
It has yet to be established whether there was any connection with Ruths Steam Storage Ltd.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1924/07/11
- ↑ The Engineer 1924/12/19