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Manufacturer of filters, and silencers, of 95-105 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, SW15. | Manufacturer of filters, and silencers, of Conduit Street, London, and 95-105 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, SW15. | ||
1920 Company founded by Cecil Gordon Vokes (1891-1961). He trained as an engineer at [[Thornycroft|John Thornycroft and Co]], Southampton, and from 1916 to 1921 he was chief engineer at the [[Alliance Aeroplane Co]] before starting his own business. After various inventions applicable to the motor industry, Vokes became interested in filters. He invented a very efficient system of filtration, initially for air.<ref>[https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/marvels/vokes-engineering-ltd-of-henley-park-normandy-guildford] Surrey Heritage: Vokes Engineering Ltd of Henley Park, Normandy, Guildford</ref> | 1920 Company founded by Cecil Gordon Vokes (1891-1961). He trained as an engineer at [[Thornycroft|John Thornycroft and Co]], Southampton, and from 1916 to 1921 he was chief engineer at the [[Alliance Aeroplane Co]] before starting his own business. After various inventions applicable to the motor industry, Vokes became interested in filters. He invented a very efficient system of filtration, initially for air.<ref>[https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/marvels/vokes-engineering-ltd-of-henley-park-normandy-guildford] Surrey Heritage: Vokes Engineering Ltd of Henley Park, Normandy, Guildford</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:03, 23 March 2024
Manufacturer of filters, and silencers, of Conduit Street, London, and 95-105 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, SW15.
1920 Company founded by Cecil Gordon Vokes (1891-1961). He trained as an engineer at John Thornycroft and Co, Southampton, and from 1916 to 1921 he was chief engineer at the Alliance Aeroplane Co before starting his own business. After various inventions applicable to the motor industry, Vokes became interested in filters. He invented a very efficient system of filtration, initially for air.[1]
1936 Vokes Ltd was incorporated as a public company to acquire, as a going concern, C. G. Vokes[2]
1937 Air, oil and fuel-oil filters and exhaust silencer manufacturers. [3]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Surrey Heritage: Vokes Engineering Ltd of Henley Park, Normandy, Guildford
- ↑ The Times, Jun 09, 1936
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries