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Engineer, of Watling Works, Stony Stratford, Bucks. | Engineer, of Watling Works, Stony Stratford, Bucks. | ||
1847 [[Edward Hayes, Senior]] left [[Wolverton Works]] and moved to Stoney Stratford to start the Watling Works manufacturing steam engines and agricultural machinery but he experienced difficulty in persuading farmers to use steam engines. | |||
1857 Patented the steam Power Windlass. | 1857 Patented the steam Power Windlass. | ||
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Hayes patented surface condensers for marine engines, and a self-moving anchor. | Hayes patented surface condensers for marine engines, and a self-moving anchor. | ||
From 1860 the business concentrated on building steamers for coasting, canal and river work at home and abroad. <ref>The Engineer 1877/09/14</ref> | From 1860 the business concentrated on building steamers for coasting, canal and river work at home and abroad. <ref>[[The Engineer 1877/09/14]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 27 October 2013
Engineer, of Watling Works, Stony Stratford, Bucks.
1847 Edward Hayes, Senior left Wolverton Works and moved to Stoney Stratford to start the Watling Works manufacturing steam engines and agricultural machinery but he experienced difficulty in persuading farmers to use steam engines.
1857 Patented the steam Power Windlass.
1861 Silver medal at the Leeds Royal Agricultural Society Show.
Hayes patented surface condensers for marine engines, and a self-moving anchor.
From 1860 the business concentrated on building steamers for coasting, canal and river work at home and abroad. [1]
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