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of 142-145 Old Street, London
of 142-145 Old Street, London
of 89/97 Kingsway, London, WC2.  (Telephone: Holborn 2707/8.  Telegraphic Address: "Truckman, Westcent, London". (1937)


* 1893 Company founded.
* 1893 Company founded.


* 1920 April. Issued catalogue on ladders
* 1920 April. Issued catalogue on ladders.
 
* 1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. "Slingsby" Sliding Wheel Trucks, Sack Trucks, Platform Trucks, Handcarts, Stackers, Wheels, Castors, Barrows, Steelback Extension Ladders, Steelheld Extension Step Ladders, Sliding Stairways, Attic Ladders, Loft Ladders, Tower Ladders, Lifting Trucks.  (Stand No. B.519)


* 1948 Private company.
* 1948 Private company.


* 1961 Manufacturers of trucks, barrows and extension ladders designed for factory and warehouse work.  
* 1961 Manufacturers of trucks, barrows and extension ladders designed for factory and warehouse work.  


==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
* [[The Engineer]] of 30th April 1920 p438
* [[The Engineer]] of 30th April 1920 p438
* [[1937 British Industries Fair]] p414
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]

Revision as of 10:02, 28 July 2008

1932 (from ‘A Shipbuilding History’)

of 142-145 Old Street, London

of 89/97 Kingsway, London, WC2. (Telephone: Holborn 2707/8. Telegraphic Address: "Truckman, Westcent, London". (1937)

  • 1893 Company founded.
  • 1920 April. Issued catalogue on ladders.
  • 1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. "Slingsby" Sliding Wheel Trucks, Sack Trucks, Platform Trucks, Handcarts, Stackers, Wheels, Castors, Barrows, Steelback Extension Ladders, Steelheld Extension Step Ladders, Sliding Stairways, Attic Ladders, Loft Ladders, Tower Ladders, Lifting Trucks. (Stand No. B.519)
  • 1948 Private company.
  • 1961 Manufacturers of trucks, barrows and extension ladders designed for factory and warehouse work.


Sources of Information