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The firm also made stationary steam engines. A 4 HP table engine by Hopkinson & Cope was advertised for sale. 'To view, apply to the Engineer, Western Gazette Office, Yeovil'<ref>Western Gazette, 9 November 1888</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 3 May 2022
of Finsbury, London
Late R. W. Cope, maker of the 'Improved Albion' press.
After 1827 traded as Jonathan and Jeremiah Barrett who were executors of Cope's business
Then run by John Hopkinson and James Cope, son of R. W. Cope, as Hopkinson and Cope.
Later the design was licensed to other companies including Harrild and Sons, Miller and Richard and Frederick Ullmer.[1]
1845 Albion press. Exhibit at Nottingham Industrial Museum
1851 Exhibited at the Great Exhibition
1861 Maker of boilers for steam engines.
1874 Exhibited book-binding machinery.
1877 Exhibited up-to-date printing machinery
The firm also made stationary steam engines. A 4 HP table engine by Hopkinson & Cope was advertised for sale. 'To view, apply to the Engineer, Western Gazette Office, Yeovil'[2]
Albion press. Invented in 1824. Exhibit at Armley Mill Museum
Albion Press. Exhibit at Bradford Industrial Museum
of London
1861 Listed under Steam Engine Boiler Makers