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[[image:Im1872EV14-p032.jpg |thumb| 1872. Boiler for Twin Screw Marine Engines.]] | [[image:Im1872EV14-p032.jpg |thumb| 1872. Boiler for Twin Screw Marine Engines.]] | ||
[[image:Im1872EV14-p050.jpg |thumb| 1872. Compound Twin-Screw Marine Engines. ]] | [[image:Im1872EV14-p050.jpg |thumb| 1872. Compound Twin-Screw Marine Engines. ]] | ||
[[image:Im18880608E-Escher.jpg|thumb| June 1888. Water power installation at Gokak, India. ]] | [[image:Im18880608E-Escher.jpg|thumb| June 1888. Water power installation at Gokak, India.<ref>[[Engineering 1888/06/08]]</ref> ]] | ||
[[image:Im18880608E-Escher1.jpg|thumb| June 1888. Water power installation at Gokak, India. ]] | [[image:Im18880608E-Escher1.jpg|thumb| June 1888. Water power installation at Gokak, India. ]] | ||
[[image:Im189908Cass-Esc.jpg |thumb| August 1899.]] | [[image:Im189908Cass-Esc.jpg |thumb| August 1899.]] | ||
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1872 'Charles de Gonzenbach-Escher, trading under the name of Escher, Wyss, and Company, of Paris, France'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23927/page/6267 The London Gazette Publication date:10 December 1872 Issue:23927 Page:6267]</ref> | 1872 'Charles de Gonzenbach-Escher, trading under the name of Escher, Wyss, and Company, of Paris, France'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23927/page/6267 The London Gazette Publication date:10 December 1872 Issue:23927 Page:6267]</ref> | ||
1887 Constructed plant ay Gokak, India, driving a cotton spinning mill using three water turbines of 250 HP each, the power being transmitted by wire cable (see drawings) <ref>[[Engineering 1888/06/08]]</ref> | |||
1892 Description of the aluminium naphtha yacht ''Mignon'', built to the order of A. Nobel, Paris, | 1892 Description of the aluminium naphtha yacht ''Mignon'', built to the order of A. Nobel, Paris, | ||
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[[Category: Electrical Engineering - Heavy]] | [[Category: Electrical Engineering - Heavy]] | ||
[[Category: Steam Turbines]] | [[Category: Steam Turbines]] | ||
[[Category: Stationary Steam Engines]] | |||
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of Zürich, Switzerland. London Office: 109 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW.
1866 Oscillating engines for paddle steamer described and illustrated in 'Engineering'. The works manager at the time was M. Murray Jackson[2]
1872 'Charles de Gonzenbach-Escher, trading under the name of Escher, Wyss, and Company, of Paris, France'[3]
1887 Constructed plant ay Gokak, India, driving a cotton spinning mill using three water turbines of 250 HP each, the power being transmitted by wire cable (see drawings) [4]
1892 Description of the aluminium naphtha yacht Mignon, built to the order of A. Nobel, Paris, for cruising on the waters of La Seine. 6 HP engine: three cylinders, single acting.[5]
1902 Advert mentions Alphonse Steiger
1925 Opened offices at 74, Bath-Street, Glasgow.[6]