W. H. Willcox and Co
From Graces Guide
W. H. Willcox and Co of 32-38 Southwark Street, London SE. Works in Castle Street.
- 1876 Company established.
- 1892 Advert. [1]
- 1894 Crank-pin lubricator. [2]
- 1895 Advert. Engineers' stores and oil merchants. [3]
- 1897 Incorporated as a private limited company.
- 1899 Advert. Injectors and semi-rotary pump. Engineers' stores and oil merchants. [4]
- 1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Showed various engineer's tools and appliances. [5]
- 1905 Advert. Engineers general stores and supplies. [6]
- 1911 Electrical Exhibition. Lubricating oils. [7]
- 1913 Advert for engineering needs. [8]
- 1914 Engineers' stores, oil refiners, hose, pump and belting manufacturer. Specialities: cylinder and lubricating oils, hand-sewn leather belting, wire bound hose, semi-rotary wing pumps, injectors, lubricators, packing, oil filters, tube cleaning apparatus. [9]
- 1917 Advert for engineering requisites. [10]
- 1919 Advert for engineering requisites. [11]
- 1951 Advert for all engineers' stores and supplies. [12]
- 1960 Advert for engineering supplies. [13]
Sources of Information
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892
- ↑ The Engineer of 9th November 1894 p422
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1895. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1899. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
- ↑ The Engineer of 22nd June 1900 p650
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p13
- ↑ The Engineer of 29th September 1911 p329
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p33
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p7
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p7
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p59
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p55