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'''Cooper Steam Digger Co''' of Steel Works, King's Lynn. | '''Cooper Steam Digger Co''' of Steel Works, King's Lynn. | ||
Company established by [[Thomas Cooper (1855-1923)|Thomas Cooper]] who was previously the MD of the [[Farmers Foundry Co]] | 1894 Company established<ref>National Archives</ref> by [[Thomas Cooper (1855-1923)|Thomas Cooper]] who was previously the MD of the [[Farmers Foundry Co]] | ||
1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Steam digger <ref>[[The Engineer 1894/06/29]] p562</ref> | 1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Steam digger <ref>[[The Engineer 1894/06/29]] p562</ref> | ||
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After the death of Thomas Cooper in 1923 the business was taken over by [[Cooper Roller Bearings Co|Cooper Roller Bearing Co]] | After the death of Thomas Cooper in 1923 the business was taken over by [[Cooper Roller Bearings Co|Cooper Roller Bearing Co]] | ||
1923 removed from the register of joint stock companies<ref>The London Gazette 13 March 1923</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Agricultural Machinery]] | [[Category: Agricultural Machinery]] | ||
[[Category: Cars]] | [[Category: Cars]] | ||
[[Category: Steam Road Vehicles]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:31, 21 April 2022
Cooper Steam Digger Co of Steel Works, King's Lynn.
1894 Company established[1] by Thomas Cooper who was previously the MD of the Farmers Foundry Co
1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Steam digger [2]
1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Won the digger trials against Darby Land Digger Syndicate [3]
1904 W. M. Pryor became joint-MD
1909 Exhibited Cooper car at Olympia
1909 November. Details of the Cooper Two-stroke engine.[4]
1909-1910 Produced the 'Cooper' automobile. Six made. One exists.
After the death of Thomas Cooper in 1923 the business was taken over by Cooper Roller Bearing Co
1923 removed from the register of joint stock companies[5]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ The Engineer 1894/06/29 p562
- ↑ The Engineer 1900/06/22 p650
- ↑ The Autocar 1909/11/27
- ↑ The London Gazette 13 March 1923