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1958 [[Newton, Chambers and Co]] acquired [[Ransomes and Rapier]] building excavators, drag-lines, port cranes and other construction equipment; purchased by exchange of shares<ref>The Times, 6 March 1958</ref>. The [[NCK]] excavator division was put into the [[NCK-Rapier]] brand.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCK Wikipedia]</ref>
1958 [[Newton, Chambers and Co]] acquired [[Ransomes and Rapier]] building excavators, drag-lines, port cranes and other construction equipment; purchased by exchange of shares<ref>The Times, 6 March 1958</ref>. The [[NCK]] excavator division was put into the [[NCK-Rapier]] brand.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCK Wikipedia]</ref>
{|class="toccolours plainlinks" align="center" border=0 width="90%" style="padding:0;"
|align="center" bgcolor=#F0F0F0 colspan=5| [[NCK-Rapier]] Cranes at Work
|-
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes1.jpg|thumb| Ajax 65 Ton Crane]]
|align=left valign=top width=3% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20140324RB-Ransomes2.jpg|thumb| Special Mounted Andes. Brighton, Marina]]
|align=left valign=top width=3% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes3.jpg|thumb| High Cab Operator to see into ships.]]
|-
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes4.jpg|thumb| 605 Shovel, Scotland.]]
|align=left valign=top width=3% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes5.jpg|thumb|]]
|align=left valign=top width=3% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes6.jpg|thumb| Office Block, Felixstowe.]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|-
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes7.jpg|thumb|]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes8.jpg|thumb|]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes9.jpg|thumb|]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|-
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes10.jpg|thumb| Unloading waste from London Dustbins.]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes11.jpg|thumb| NCK 120 Ton Crane mounted on Rigs to go to North Sea Oil sites offshore from Aberdeen.]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes12.jpg|thumb| Ajax 65 Ton Crane.]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|-
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| [[image:im20150324RB-Ransomes13.jpg|thumb| ]]
|align=left valign=top width=30% bgcolor=#F0F0F0| &nbsp;
|colspan=5 align=center bgcolor=#F0F0F0|
|}<ref>Photographs belonged to Ransomes and Rapier c 1970s donated by an ex-employee.</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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Revision as of 10:27, 29 January 2019

1958 Newton, Chambers and Co acquired Ransomes and Rapier building excavators, drag-lines, port cranes and other construction equipment; purchased by exchange of shares[1]. The NCK excavator division was put into the NCK-Rapier brand.[2]


NCK-Rapier Cranes at Work
Ajax 65 Ton Crane
  
Special Mounted Andes. Brighton, Marina
  
High Cab Operator to see into ships.
605 Shovel, Scotland.
  
 
Office Block, Felixstowe.
  
 
 
 
Unloading waste from London Dustbins.
  
NCK 120 Ton Crane mounted on Rigs to go to North Sea Oil sites offshore from Aberdeen.
  
Ajax 65 Ton Crane.
  
 

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See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, 6 March 1958
  2. ↑ Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Photographs belonged to Ransomes and Rapier c 1970s donated by an ex-employee.
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