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[[Image:Im18800102E-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1880. From 'The Engineer' of 2nd January]]
[[Image:Im18800102E-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1880]]
[[Image: ‎Im18891213Eng-Willcox1.jpg|thumb|1889. From Engineering of 13th December.]]
[[Image: ‎Im18891213Eng-Willcox1.jpg|thumb|1889]]
[[Image:Im1895MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1895. From ‘The Mechanical World Year Book’]]
[[Image:Im1895MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1895]]
[[Image:1892 CambsNorfolkSuffolk3 i0518.png|thumb|1892]]
[[Image:1892 CambsNorfolkSuffolk3 i0518.png|thumb|1892]]
[[Image:1894 EssexHM i1094.png|thumb|1894]]
[[Image:1894 EssexHM i1094.png|thumb|1894]]
[[Image:Im1899MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1899. From 'The Mechanical World Year Book']]
[[Image:Im1899MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb| 1899]]
‎‎[[Image: ‎Im1905MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb|1905. From Mechanical World Year Book.]]
‎‎[[Image: ‎Im1905MWYB-Willcox.jpg|thumb|1905]]
‎‎[[Image: ‎Im1951Benn-WHWillcox.jpg|thumb|1951]]
'''W. H. Willcox and Co''' of 32-38 Southwark Street, London SE. Works in Castle Street.
'''W. H. Willcox and Co''' of 32-38 Southwark Street, London SE. Works in Castle Street.



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W. H. Willcox and Co of 32-38 Southwark Street, London SE. Works in Castle Street.

  • 1876 Company established.
  • 1892 Advert. [1]
  • 1894 Crank-pin lubricator. [2]
  • 1895 Advert. Engineers' stores and oil merchants. [3]
  • 1897 Incorporated as a private limited company.
  • 1899 Advert. Injectors and semi-rotary pump. Engineers' stores and oil merchants. [4]
  • 1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Showed various engineer's tools and appliances. [5]
  • 1905 Advert. Engineers general stores and supplies. [6]
  • 1911 Electrical Exhibition. Lubricating oils. [7]
  • 1913 Advert for engineering needs. [8]
  • 1914 Engineers' stores, oil refiners, hose, pump and belting manufacturer. Specialities: cylinder and lubricating oils, hand-sewn leather belting, wire bound hose, semi-rotary wing pumps, injectors, lubricators, packing, oil filters, tube cleaning apparatus. [9]
  • 1917 Advert for engineering requisites. [10]
  • 1919 Advert for engineering requisites. [11]
  • 1951 Advert for all engineers' stores and supplies. [12]
  • 1960 Advert for engineering supplies. [13]


Sources of Information

  1. Kelly's Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892
  2. The Engineer of 9th November 1894 p422
  3. Mechanical World Year Book 1895. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
  4. Mechanical World Year Book 1899. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
  5. The Engineer of 22nd June 1900 p650
  6. Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
  7. The Engineer of 29th September 1911 p329
  8. Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p33
  9. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  10. Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p7
  11. Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p7
  12. Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p59
  13. Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p55