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1862 Tested his pumps for use in a ship-borne fire engine<ref>The Engineer 1862</ref> | |||
1862 A self-propelling steam traction and fire engine was made by Mr. W. Roberts, of Messrs. [[Brown, Lenox and Co|Brown, Lenox, and Co.'s]] works, Millwall, for Messrs. [[C. J. Mare and Co]]<ref>The Engineer 1862</ref>. It was the first self-propelled fire engine built in Europe. It had three wheels, and attained a speed of 18 mph. It could also be used for winching purposes<ref>'British Steam Fire Engines' by Ronald Henderson, Amberley Publishing, 2016. This book includes a contemporary photograph of the fire engine.</ref> | 1862 A self-propelling steam traction and fire engine was made by Mr. W. Roberts, of Messrs. [[Brown, Lenox and Co|Brown, Lenox, and Co.'s]] works, Millwall, for Messrs. [[C. J. Mare and Co]]<ref>The Engineer 1862</ref>. It was the first self-propelled fire engine built in Europe. It had three wheels, and attained a speed of 18 mph. It could also be used for winching purposes<ref>'British Steam Fire Engines' by Ronald Henderson, Amberley Publishing, 2016. This book includes a contemporary photograph of the fire engine.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 23 February 2017
Engineer of Millwall, Poplar, E., London (1866)
1852 George William Lenox, of Billiter-square, in the city of London, Chain Cable Manufacturer, and William Roberts, of Millwall, Poplar, Foreman to Messrs. Brown, Lenox, and Co. of Billiter square aforesaid, praying for letters patent for the invention of improvements in machinery for raising and lowering cables and other chains, was deposited and recorded in the office of the Commissioners on the 18th day of October 1852. . . [1].
1852 William Roberts, of Millwall, Poplar, Foreman to Messrs. Brown, Lenox, and Co. of Billiter-square, praying for letters patent for the invention of improvements in machinery for stopping and lowering cables and other chains, was deposited and recorded in the office of the Commissioners . . . [2].
1858 Patent design of pump.
1862 Tested his pumps for use in a ship-borne fire engine[3]
1862 A self-propelling steam traction and fire engine was made by Mr. W. Roberts, of Messrs. Brown, Lenox, and Co.'s works, Millwall, for Messrs. C. J. Mare and Co[4]. It was the first self-propelled fire engine built in Europe. It had three wheels, and attained a speed of 18 mph. It could also be used for winching purposes[5]
1863 Made a fire engine called "Princess of Wales"