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WALTER CROOKE died on June 30, 1924, at his residence, Fern Villa, Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, at the age of eighty-four years. | WALTER CROOKE died on June 30, 1924, at his residence, Fern Villa, Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, at the age of eighty-four years. | ||
He was for many years engineer of the [[Millom and Askham Ironworks]], and while there patented the [[Thomas Massicks|Massicks]] and '''Crooke''' hot-blast stove, which he described in a paper read before the Institute in 1890. | He was for many years engineer of the [[Millom and Askam Hematite Iron Co|Millom and Askham Ironworks]], and while there patented the [[Thomas Massicks|Massicks]] and '''Crooke''' hot-blast stove, which he described in a paper read before the Institute in 1890. | ||
He took up his residence at Frodingham in 1909, and with the assistance of his second son; [[Arthur Crooke|Mr. Arthur Crooke]], general manager of the [[Frodingham and Appleby Works]], he introduced the Crooke revolving top for blast-furnaces. | He took up his residence at Frodingham in 1909, and with the assistance of his second son; [[Arthur Crooke|Mr. Arthur Crooke]], general manager of the [[Frodingham and Appleby Works]], he introduced the Crooke revolving top for blast-furnaces. | ||
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Walter Crooke (1840-1924)
1924 Obituary [1]
WALTER CROOKE died on June 30, 1924, at his residence, Fern Villa, Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, at the age of eighty-four years.
He was for many years engineer of the Millom and Askham Ironworks, and while there patented the Massicks and Crooke hot-blast stove, which he described in a paper read before the Institute in 1890.
He took up his residence at Frodingham in 1909, and with the assistance of his second son; Mr. Arthur Crooke, general manager of the Frodingham and Appleby Works, he introduced the Crooke revolving top for blast-furnaces.
He was elected a member of the Iron and Steel Institute in 1883.
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