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Scottish agricultural implement makers</ref> | Scottish agricultural implement makers</ref> | ||
Kingston Engine Works were built for Smith Bros, Engineers & Ironfounders, founded 1866. The building is classical red and yellow brick, round-headed windows, large elliptical door, cylindrical iron columns, open brick arcade to erecting shop, travelling crane.<ref>Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press [http://www.rias.org.uk]</ref> | "Kingston Engine Works were built for Smith Bros, Engineers & Ironfounders, founded 1866. The building is classical red and yellow brick, round-headed windows, large elliptical door, cylindrical iron columns, open brick arcade to erecting shop, travelling crane."<ref>Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press [http://www.rias.org.uk]</ref> | ||
1870 Constructed a new type of governor designed by [[James Weir]] | 1870 Constructed a new type of governor designed by [[James Weir]] | ||
1887 Brief description and engraving of vertical bending rolls for cold rolling steel plates up to 11ft. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick. <ref>[[Engineering 1887/09/02]]</ref> | |||
1890s Had supplied powerful rolling machine to [[Thornycroft|J. I. Thornycroft and Co]] for bending boiler shells<ref>The Engineer 1894/02/23</ref> | 1890s Had supplied powerful rolling machine to [[Thornycroft|J. I. Thornycroft and Co]] for bending boiler shells<ref>The Engineer 1894/02/23</ref> | ||
1900 | 1900 of Kingston Engine Works. | ||
1925 Supplied large planing machine to Dorman Long | 1925 Supplied large planing machine to Dorman Long | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 22 February 2025
of Kingston Engine Works, 71 Milnpark Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow
Agricultural Implement Manufacturers.
Machine makers and millwrights.
1856 A Highland Agricultural Society Show commendendation was awarded to Smith Brothers & Co., Glasgow, for a steam engine[1]
"Kingston Engine Works were built for Smith Bros, Engineers & Ironfounders, founded 1866. The building is classical red and yellow brick, round-headed windows, large elliptical door, cylindrical iron columns, open brick arcade to erecting shop, travelling crane."[2]
1870 Constructed a new type of governor designed by James Weir
1887 Brief description and engraving of vertical bending rolls for cold rolling steel plates up to 11ft. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick. [3]
1890s Had supplied powerful rolling machine to J. I. Thornycroft and Co for bending boiler shells[4]
1900 of Kingston Engine Works.
1925 Supplied large planing machine to Dorman Long
See Also
Sources of Information
- [3] Canmore