R. S. Brookman
of Russell Street Works, Loughborough, Leicestershire Telephone: 2211. Telegraphic Address: "Brookman, 2211, Loughborough"
1932 Patent - Improvements in mortising, boring and similar woodworking machines.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Multi-Spindle Ball Bearing Dovetailers, fully automatic and lever type. To cut all types and sizes of Dovetails, Hydraulectric Morticers, chain or chisel. "Electromatic", fully automatic or foot pedal control. (Stand No. B.706)[1]
1967 Patent - Rotary Tools.
1939 Obituary [2]
We regret to learn of the death on March 13th of Mr. R. Brookman, founder and managing director· of R. S. Brookman. Ltd. Loughborough.
Mr. Brookman was apprenticed at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. and subsequently ·became- a maintenance engineer with the London General Omnibus Company.
At the age of twenty-three he set up in business as a motor haulage contractor, and by 1914 had a fleet of five lorries. These vehicles, however, were commandeered by the authorities, and deliveries of new lorries being very long and doubtful, he began building machine tools, principally drilling machines.
In 1928 a new company was floated to build woodworking machines. The new firm concentrated at first upon one machine - the dovetailing machine.
In 1932 a hydraulic morticing machine was evolved.
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- ↑ * 1937 British Industries Fair Page 342
- ↑ The Engineer 1939/03/24 p379