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1812 Established as a smithy by the proprietor [[James Woods]] | 1812 Established as a smithy by the proprietor [[James Woods]] | ||
At a later stage Woods was joined by [[James Samuel Cocksedge|J. S. Cocksedge]]. | 1851 James Woods exhibited at the Great Exhibition | ||
At a later stage Woods was joined by his son-in-law [[James Samuel Cocksedge|J. S. Cocksedge]]. | |||
1862 [[Woods and Cocksedge]] made their first engine, a vertical single-cylinder engine. | 1862 [[Woods and Cocksedge]] made their first engine, a vertical single-cylinder engine. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 18 December 2019
of Suffolk Ironworks, Stowmarket
1812 Established as a smithy by the proprietor James Woods
1851 James Woods exhibited at the Great Exhibition
At a later stage Woods was joined by his son-in-law J. S. Cocksedge.
1862 Woods and Cocksedge made their first engine, a vertical single-cylinder engine.
1862 Makers of agricultural machinery (see advert).
1867 Won a prize for horse-powered linseed crushers at the Royal Agricultural Society's meeting[1]
1868 Mr Edward Warner joined Messrs. Woods, Cocksedge, and Co., Agricultural Implement Makers, Stowmarket, which changed its name name to Woods, Cocksedge and Warner
1870 Vertical engines and boilers [2]
1873 Mr. E. L. Morris, from the firm of Ravenhill, Hodgson and Co, became a partner, and the name was altered to Woods, Cocksedge, and Co. [3]
1877 James Woods died.
1879 J. S. Cocksedge left the firm to set up Cocksedge and Co.
1887 Known as Woods and Co.