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[[Tangyes]] of Birmingham had the licence to make engines to [[Peter William Willans]]'s patented design but there were numerous failures, so Willans left his employers, Messrs. Penn, to join [[Alexander Ward]], who had bought a share of the patents, and, as [[Willans and Ward]], Consulting Engineers, to devote the whole of his time to try to make a success of the undertaking. | [[Tangyes]] of Birmingham had the licence to make engines to [[Peter William Willans]]'s patented design but there were numerous failures, so Willans left his employers, Messrs. Penn, to join [[Alexander Ward]], who had bought a share of the patents, and, as [[Willans and Ward]], Consulting Engineers, to devote the whole of his time to try to make a success of the undertaking. | ||
1875 Advert: 'THE WILLANS PATENT ENGINE. for steam launches, yachts, and other vessels. Simple, compact, noiseless. - WILLANS and WARD, Engineers, 51 Lincoln's Inn-fields, London, W.C.' <ref>Field - Saturday 24 July 1875</ref> | |||
Shortly afterwards Messrs. Tangyes withdrew from the business; Messrs [[Hunter and English]] of Bow started to make the Willans engine for marine purposes | Shortly afterwards Messrs. Tangyes withdrew from the business; Messrs [[Hunter and English]] of Bow started to make the Willans engine for marine purposes | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 5 February 2021
Consulting engineers, of 51 Lincoln's-inn Fields[1]
Tangyes of Birmingham had the licence to make engines to Peter William Willans's patented design but there were numerous failures, so Willans left his employers, Messrs. Penn, to join Alexander Ward, who had bought a share of the patents, and, as Willans and Ward, Consulting Engineers, to devote the whole of his time to try to make a success of the undertaking.
1875 Advert: 'THE WILLANS PATENT ENGINE. for steam launches, yachts, and other vessels. Simple, compact, noiseless. - WILLANS and WARD, Engineers, 51 Lincoln's Inn-fields, London, W.C.' [2]
Shortly afterwards Messrs. Tangyes withdrew from the business; Messrs Hunter and English of Bow started to make the Willans engine for marine purposes
1876 Mr. Willans was appointed manager of this branch of their business.
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