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at Swindon, where he was engaged for several rears, afterwards | at Swindon, where he was engaged for several rears, afterwards | ||
connecting himself with the locomotive works at Amiens. Leaving | connecting himself with the locomotive works at Amiens. Leaving | ||
there, | there, he spent some time in Leeds with Messrs. [[John Fairbairn and Co]]., after which he returned to Edinburgh and joined the firm of [[Fullerton and Co|Messrs. Fullerton and Co.]], gas meter manufacturers. In 1865 he left that firm and started business on his own account in | ||
the Fountainbridge district of the Scottish capital. These works proving too small for his rapidly..."[[The Engineer 1899/12/15|More]] | the Fountainbridge district of the Scottish capital. These works proving too small for his rapidly..."[[The Engineer 1899/12/15|More]] | ||
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David Bruce Peebles (1826-1899).
1866 Started his business which eventually became Bruce Peebles and Co
Obituary 1899[1]
"...David Bruce Peebles, who was well known in engineering, gas, and scientific circles. Mr. Peebles's needle burner and governors alone have made his name a household word. Born at Dundee in 1826, be remained in that town till after his apprenticeship in the works of Messrs. Umpherston and Kerr. He then entered the Great Western Railway Locomotive Works at Swindon, where he was engaged for several rears, afterwards connecting himself with the locomotive works at Amiens. Leaving there, he spent some time in Leeds with Messrs. John Fairbairn and Co., after which he returned to Edinburgh and joined the firm of Messrs. Fullerton and Co., gas meter manufacturers. In 1865 he left that firm and started business on his own account in the Fountainbridge district of the Scottish capital. These works proving too small for his rapidly..."More
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1899/12/15, p599.