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[[Image:Spencer01a.jpg|thumb| Jan 1885 ]] | [[Image:Spencer01a.jpg|thumb| Jan 1885 ]] | ||
[[image:Im1885EnV60-p30.jpg|thumb| 1885. Vertical compound mill engine.]] | [[image:Im1885EnV60-p30.jpg|thumb| 1885. Vertical compound mill engine.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296a.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of | [[image:Im1909V108-p296a.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of derrick over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296b.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of north and south leaves over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p296b.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of north and south leaves over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296c.jpg|thumb| 1909. South leaf showing counter balance over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p296c.jpg|thumb| 1909. South leaf showing counter balance over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | ||
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[[Image:Im100316-Spencer3.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]] | [[Image:Im100316-Spencer3.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]] | ||
[[Image:Spencer_blower.jpeg|thumb| Blower at Millwall Dock. ]] | [[Image:Spencer_blower.jpeg|thumb| Blower at Millwall Dock. ]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:JD 2017 Frome11.jpg|thumb|Cast iron brackets in Frome, Somerset]] | ||
of Melksham Foundry, Melksham, Wilts. | |||
of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | ||
1884 Successor to [[Spencer and Gillett]] under [[Charles James Spencer]]. | |||
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham<ref>The Engineer</ref> | 1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham<ref>The Engineer</ref> | ||
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1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances. | 1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances. | ||
A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock. | Successor [[Spencer (Melksham)]] Ltd | ||
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* A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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[[Category: Agricultural Machinery]] | [[Category: Agricultural Machinery]] | ||
[[Category: Cranes]] | [[Category: Cranes]] | ||
[[Category: Conveyors, Elevators and Escalators]] |
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of Melksham Foundry, Melksham, Wilts.
of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts.
1884 Successor to Spencer and Gillett under Charles James Spencer.
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham[1]
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. [2]
c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham
1914 Engineers and contractors. specialities: grain handling machinery, silos etc., coal and ash plants, ore conveyors etc. Employees 750. [3]
1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances.
Successor Spencer (Melksham) Ltd
Note:
- A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book