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[[Image:Danks01.jpg|thumb| 1914 Fred Danks Lancashire boiler at [[Westonzoyland Museum]]]]
[[Image:Danks01.jpg|thumb| 1914 Fred Danks Lancashire boiler at [[Westonzoyland Museum]]]]
of Oldbury, Birmingham
of Oldbury, Birmingham


* 1916 5-ton steam wagon (CW 1531) built for [[John Riley and Sons]]
1916 5-ton steam wagon (CW 1531) built for [[John Riley and Sons]]


* 1918 [[British Cyanides Co]] acquired [[Frederick Danks|Fred Danks Ltd]] to provide room for expansion at Oldbury (and which also turned out to be a good business investment)<ref>The Times, 28 June 1918</ref>.
1918 [[British Cyanides Co]] acquired [[Frederick Danks|Fred Danks Ltd]] to provide room for expansion at Oldbury (and which also turned out to be a good business investment)<ref>The Times, 28 June 1918</ref>.


* 1920 The boiler making actitivies of [[Frederick Danks|Fred Danks Ltd]] were closed because of competition from secondhand boilers<ref>The Times, 22 January 1920</ref>.
1920 The boiler making activities of [[Frederick Danks|Fred Danks Ltd]] were closed because of competition from secondhand boilers<ref>The Times, 22 January 1920</ref>.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 14:31, 28 August 2012

1914 Fred Danks Lancashire boiler at Westonzoyland Museum

of Oldbury, Birmingham

1916 5-ton steam wagon (CW 1531) built for John Riley and Sons

1918 British Cyanides Co acquired Fred Danks Ltd to provide room for expansion at Oldbury (and which also turned out to be a good business investment)[1].

1920 The boiler making activities of Fred Danks Ltd were closed because of competition from secondhand boilers[2].

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 28 June 1918
  2. The Times, 22 January 1920