Vaughan and Son
Vaughan and Son of Royal Ironworks, West Gorton, Manchester.
Previously Vaughan and Stubbs
1879 December: the business was carried on by Henry Vaughan and subsequently became Vaughan and Son. Henry's son William was a partner in the firm.
1885 Started making overhead cranes.
1886 William H. Vaughan listed as engineer, &c (Vaughan & Son). Vaughan & Son listed as engineers and sole proprietors of Vaughan and Stubbs self-acting water ejector, steam trap and wrought iron pulley makers and millwrights, Royal Iron Works, West Gorton [1]
1888 Fly Rope Travelling Crane. [2]
1891 12-ton overhead crane with 71 ft 6 in span for Woolwich Arsenal, powered by wall-mounted square lineshaft. In the same report, reference is made to a rope-driven crane being built for Fleming and Ferguson, Paisley, with a span of 60 ft and a capacity of 50 tons.[3]
1895 William Henry Vaughan listed as engineer (Vaughan & Son), Lindum Lodge, 30 Brook Road, Fallowfield [4]
1900 Issued article about the development and construction of electric and other travelling cranes based on their work in this field. [5]
1900 'MASSIVE ELECTRIC TRAVELLING CRANE. In connection with the general equipment of the new armour-plate making works just completed by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. Limited, Openshaw, the largest overhead electric travelling crane yet made in this country has been erected in the armour-plate casting department. This crane has been constructed by Messrs. Vaughan and Son Limited, engineers, West Gorton, and during the past week has been submitted to exceptionally heavy tests, one of which, the hoisting of a load of 135 tons, was most satisfactorily dealt with. The crane is operated by four powerful electro-motors, and put into action by the mere movements of switches, the simplicity of the operation being such that it can be controlled when dealing with its full load by a child. The work has been carried out under the supervision of Mr. J. M. Gledhill, of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth,and Co. Limited, the manager of the armour-plate making department of the firm.'[6]
1911 Large electric capstans for ship warping service. [7]
1915 Name changed to Vaughan Crane Co
1920 April. Issued catalogue on hoisting machinery including overhead electric travelling cranes. Listed as Vaughan Crane Co. [8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1886 (Part 1: Alphabetical Directory)
- ↑ The Engineer 1888/04/20 p315
- ↑ The Engineer 1891/03/13
- ↑ Slater's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1895 (Part 1: Alphabetical Directory)
- ↑ The Engineer 1900/02/09 p145
- ↑ Manchester Courier - 4 August 1900
- ↑ The Engineer 1911/12/29 p670
- ↑ The Engineer 1920/04/30 p458