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'''1931 Obituary<ref>[[Engineering 1931/08/14]]</ref> | '''1931 Obituary<ref>[[Engineering 1931/08/14]]</ref> | ||
"The Late | "The Late Mr. W. A. E. Woodman.— We regret to record the death, on August 7 last, at the early age of 59, of Mr. Walter Arthur Edgar Woodman, for the past 20 years, research engineer of [[Vacuum Oil Co|Messrs. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited]], Caxton House, Westminster, London, S.W.I. Mr. Woodman served his apprenticeship at the works of [[George Fletcher and Co|Messrs. George Fletcher and Company, Limited]], Derby, and afterwards went to [[Simpson, Strickland and Co|Messrs. Simpson Strickland]], Dartmouth. Subsequently, he joined the staff of the [[Liquid Fuel Engineering Co|Liquid Fuel Company]], Cowes, Isle of Wight, and after remaining in their service for some time, he proceeded to Hollinwood and entered the works of [[Ferranti|Messrs. Ferranti, Limited]], in which he worked for a number of years in dose association with the late Dr. Ferranti on steam-turbine development. Subsequently, this work was taken over by [[Vickers|Messrs. Vickers, Limited]], Barrow-in-Furness, with whom Mr. Woodman stayed for a short time before joining [[Vacuum Oil Co|Messrs. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited]], as research engineer in 1912. He was the designer of the Delvao mechanical lubricator, ' which is extensively used on Diesel engines and other machinery in all parts of the world." | ||
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Walter Arthur Edgar Woodman (c1872-1931), research engineer of the Vacuum Oil Co
1931 Obituary.[1]
1931 Obituary[2]
"The Late Mr. W. A. E. Woodman.— We regret to record the death, on August 7 last, at the early age of 59, of Mr. Walter Arthur Edgar Woodman, for the past 20 years, research engineer of Messrs. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited, Caxton House, Westminster, London, S.W.I. Mr. Woodman served his apprenticeship at the works of Messrs. George Fletcher and Company, Limited, Derby, and afterwards went to Messrs. Simpson Strickland, Dartmouth. Subsequently, he joined the staff of the Liquid Fuel Company, Cowes, Isle of Wight, and after remaining in their service for some time, he proceeded to Hollinwood and entered the works of Messrs. Ferranti, Limited, in which he worked for a number of years in dose association with the late Dr. Ferranti on steam-turbine development. Subsequently, this work was taken over by Messrs. Vickers, Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, with whom Mr. Woodman stayed for a short time before joining Messrs. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited, as research engineer in 1912. He was the designer of the Delvao mechanical lubricator, ' which is extensively used on Diesel engines and other machinery in all parts of the world."