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William Benson Ltd of Robin Hood Works, Robin Hood Street, Nottingham | William Benson Ltd of Robin Hood Works, Robin Hood Street, Nottingham | ||
1855 Company founded | |||
Makers of machine tools, stationary steam engines, screw presses, Jacquard card punching machines, shafting, gearing, pulleys, hoists, pumps, malt crushers. | |||
1963 Company closed. Site subsequently redeveloped and road layout altered. | |||
* All the above information comes from an excellent website which includes illustrations of the company’s products and a plan showing the layout of the works in the 1950s<ref>[http://www.mpmengineering.co.uk/benson/william_benson.htm]Website concerning Benson’s history and products</ref> | * All the above information comes from an excellent website which includes illustrations of the company’s products and a plan showing the layout of the works in the 1950s<ref>[http://www.mpmengineering.co.uk/benson/william_benson.htm]Website concerning Benson’s history and products</ref> | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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[[Category: Machine Tools]] | [[Category: Machine Tools]] | ||
[[Category: Stationary Engines]] | [[Category: Stationary Steam Engines]] | ||
[[Category: Town - Nottingham]] | [[Category: Town - Nottingham]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:01, 13 April 2012
William Benson Ltd of Robin Hood Works, Robin Hood Street, Nottingham
1855 Company founded
Makers of machine tools, stationary steam engines, screw presses, Jacquard card punching machines, shafting, gearing, pulleys, hoists, pumps, malt crushers.
1963 Company closed. Site subsequently redeveloped and road layout altered.
- All the above information comes from an excellent website which includes illustrations of the company’s products and a plan showing the layout of the works in the 1950s[1]
- Illustrations and details of some Benson lathes and a small hand-powered shaping machine are shown on the lathes.co.uk website, which also includes a list of prestigious users of Benson lathes. A Benson lathe is installed on HMS Belfast [2]
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