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[[Image:Im1933v155-p657.jpg |thumb|1933.The Works of Higgs Motors at Witton, Birmingham. ]] | [[Image:Im1933v155-p657.jpg |thumb|1933.The Works of Higgs Motors at Witton, Birmingham. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1937Eng-Higgs.jpg|thumb| 1937. Factory extension. ]] | |||
[[image:Higgs Motors 1946SC.jpg|thumb| September 1946. ]] | [[image:Higgs Motors 1946SC.jpg|thumb| September 1946. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20100528Ed-Higgs.jpg|thumb| Type LU. 920 RPM. ]] | [[Image:Im20100528Ed-Higgs.jpg|thumb| Type LU. 920 RPM. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20110501Mon-Higgs201.jpg|thumb| Generator. 70 VDC. 1.2 kW. 16 Amp. ]] | [[Image:Im20110501Mon-Higgs201.jpg|thumb| Generator. 70 VDC. 1.2 kW. 16 Amp. ]] | ||
of Witton, Birmingham, 6. | of Witton, Birmingham, 6. (1937) | ||
1912 Company founded by [[Walter Frank Higgs]]. | 1912 Company founded by [[Walter Frank Higgs]]. | ||
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of Witton, Birmingham, 6. (1937)
1912 Company founded by Walter Frank Higgs.
1912 Moved to the Witton site. Formerly in Sherbourne Street. Made electric motors.
1924 Moved to Perry Barr.
1933 Private company.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Industrial and Fractional Horse-power Electric Motors and Dynamos. Motor Generator Sets. Geared Motor Units. Motorised Polishing Spindles. Motorised Bench Grinders. Component Parts, etc. (Stand No. Cb.408)
1961 Agent stockists in fifty-four overseas markets. Manufacturers of electric motors and generators from fractional horsepower to 1,000 HP. Contractors to H.M. Government. 1,000 employees.
1962 Acquired by Newman Industries[1].
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 15 June 1962
- [1] National Portrait Gallery
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0
- 1937 British Industries Fair Page 374
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE