Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,775 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Slee and Co

From Graces Guide

John Slee & Co of Earlestown, Lancashire

1878 John Slee granted Patent No. 1174 for improvements in direct-acting steam pumps [1]

c.1889 Steam pumping engine for Collins Green Colliery, having two cylinders 27" bore, 2' 6" stroke [2]

1897 built a steam railway locomotive. May have been agents[3] The 1897 locomotive was made for Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway

Pair of coupled air compressors, 20" steam cylinders, 20" air cylinders, 3' stroke, by John Slee & Co., Earlestown, included in auction sale of assets of Oakley Collieries, Dunfermline, 1915[4]

A hand crane by J Slee & Co survives at Fradley Junction,near Lichfield [5]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] London Gazette
  2. [2] 'Colliery Scrapbook' (141-page pdf)
  3. British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
  4. [3] Webpage concerning Oakley/Kinneddar Colliery
  5. [4] Internet forum thread with photos of crane