Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Silley Cox and Co
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1959. Jib Crane, built by Stothert and Pitt.
Silley Cox and Co of Falmouth
Main business was ship repairing and engineering.
- 1868 Company formed.
- 1909 Private company.
- 1918 Built a railway steam locomotive with vertical boiler.
- 1939 Name changed.
- 1961 Marine engineers, brass and iron founders, boiler makers and ship repairers. 2,500 employees.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE