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Makers of steam gauges, of 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham.
Makers of steam gauges, of 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham.


1861 [[Thomas Walker (1805-1871)|Thomas Walker]] patented the first 'Walker Ship Log'. This was a refinement of [[Edward Massey]]'s design  by Thomas Walker and his son, also [[Thomas Walker (1837-1921)|Thomas]], who took out a patent for the A1 Harpoon Log in 1861.<ref>[https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-42936] Maritime museum</ref>
1861 [[Thomas Walker (1805-1871)|Thomas Walker]] patented the first 'Walker Ship Log'. This was a refinement of [[Edward Massey]]'s design  by Thomas Walker.<ref>[https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-42936] Maritime museum</ref>


1871 Death of [[Thomas Walker (1805-1871)|Thomas Walker]], founder of the [[Thomas Walker and Son]] business.
1871 Death of [[Thomas Walker (1805-1871)|Thomas Walker]], founder of the [[Thomas Walker and Son]] business.

Revision as of 07:36, 22 September 2023

June 1872.
June 1872.

Makers of steam gauges, of 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham.

1861 Thomas Walker patented the first 'Walker Ship Log'. This was a refinement of Edward Massey's design by Thomas Walker.[1]

1871 Death of Thomas Walker, founder of the Thomas Walker and Son business.

1872 See advert - the gauges are labelled T. Walker and Son

Also see Thomas Walker and Son.



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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Maritime museum