Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,720 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Toward and Co

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of St. Lawrence, Newcastle on Tyne

Engine makers

1895 Made a steam-powered vehicle with body by Atkinson and Philipson[1]

1897 Ordered a steam motor carriage made by Atkinson and Philipson for their engine. [2]

1898 '...trial was made on the Newcastle to Durham road Saturday with a steam motor tractor built by Messrs Toward and Co., Newcastle, and bought by Mr George Handyside. Drawing an ordinary omnibus containing people, it travelled to Durham from Newcastle, a distance of 14 miles, without...'[3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer
  2. The Engineer 1897/04/16
  3. 09 August 1898 - Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette